I had dreams and desires
Aspirations to excel
To acquire Midas’ touch
To accomplish the abstract
I pushed my way through
Deep valleys to rumbling clouds
Undeterred by lightning
Fervidly seeking success
But I soared too high
Forgetting Icarus
I opted to be a superman
I have no regrets though.
Emotionless I dwell alone
Proud of my intellect
Dexterous and adept trailblazer
I breathe action
Spring no longer sings for me
Love seems meaningless
Compassion – a remote possibility
Wisdom – my forte!
I can detect hypocrisy
All lies stand exposed before me
I can vanquish fear and faith
I am generation NEXT.
© Balroop Singh, May 2019
Inspired from D. Wallace Peach’s “Monthly Speculative Fiction Writing Prompt.” Please hop over to her blog to read more and get inspired.
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Loved this Balroop. I too can detect hypocrisy. 😉
Really? 🤗 Thanks for popping in Deb.
Really! 😉
A bleak look at our love of technology and extremely insight. Thanks Balroop.
*insightful
Let’s hope this love doesn’t go beyond boundaries 😊whosoever created this image had a wild imagination.
Well done, Balroop!
Thanks Bette.
Nicely done, Balroop!
Thanks Jill 🙂
Haha, I know what you mean: “Forgetting Icarus I opted to be a superman I have no regrets though.”
Me either. The folly of youth. 😊
Thank you for standing by to share your thoughts Bela. Have a lovely Sunday.
Well, it’s now Friday and I’m just getting to comment responses! Thanks, Balroop. Be well. ❤
very insightful.
Thank you so much Monica.
Wow, Balroop. This gave me the chills. So powerful and hard-hitting. I’m thrilled that you took up the prompt, my friend. The poem is amazing. I’ll reblog in the morning. 🙂
Thank you Diana, I am delighted to hear that the choice of my words could produce that effect. Thanks for understanding dear friend. Have a wonderful Sunday.
I’m so happy every time I see something show up from you for these prompts. Your poems have been amazing. 🙂
Thank you so much Diana. Love your kind words for my poetry.
Very lovely and fun poem, Balroop. 🙂
Thanks for standing by Miriam, much appreciated.
You’re welcome, I love Generation Next!
A great Poem and one I can take on many levels at the moment Balroop.. Hypocrisy is rife in many quarters of the world.. And yes we also have Faith and you my friend most definitely hold Wisdom! ❤ 🙂
Sue, please read it again. These are the reflections of the man in the picture… a satire. Thanks for coming over.
Balroop I came over to your blog, not the reader from which I read it from originally. and the image had obviously not loaded when I read your words..
Now I understand more deeply from where this was written..
A Future we are slowly heading towards, The Picture makes a HUGE difference to the interpretation! Apologies..
Thanks for looking at the provocative image. Who knows what future holds for humanity!
What a poem, Balroop. The dichotomy of the title and the words–excellent.
Thank you Jacqui, the dichotomy can be clearly seen in the attitudes of modern human beings.
Powerful words in response to an unsettling yet beautiful image!
Thanks Kim, welcome to Emotional Shadows. I am glad to connect with you.
Thank you, Balroop! I hope you’ll drop by soon for a read or two…
Hypocrisy! Probably it’s something that we humans have always struggled with. There are so many instances from our history too. Hard to shrug off? The flip side of human nature
Arv, this poem is a satire on technology that is pulling man into realms of insensitivity.
That’s true.
Never aspired for the “Midas’ touch”. Good writing Balroop.
Thanks Pranab.
Excellent! I love when poems tell a story.
Thank you so much H.R.
Wow! Bravo!
Thanks Robert.
Man was ever foolish…
Nice observation! Thanks for reading this poem.
I thoroughly enjoyed this!
Thank you!
This was my favourite stanza:
But I soared too high
Forgetting Icarus
I opted to be a superman
I have no regrets though.
It reminds me of believing in yourself and knowing that each of us have a lots of potential. We’re all superheroes in our own right. Beautifully done 🙂
I think you too read this poem without relating it to the image. “i” refers to the guy in the image. 🙂
YIKES – I thought this guy on Diana’s photo prompt was scary, but you took scary to a whole other (brilliant) level. If this is Generation Next, we are all in such deep trouble. Your poem is deep and troubling in all ways a good poem should be. Is this what we aspire to? Wisdom yet no compassion, intellectual yet no emotions. I’ve already met people like that (ie, doctors who are brilliant but have no empathy when they give a patient difficult news, professors with Ph.D.s but no ability to care about those they teach). Your poem asks so many questions, Balroop. Amazing.
You are right Pam, some people already have the traits that are connected with this guy and insensitivity remains the most significant one. I hope some grains of altruism get passed on to the next generation and the onus lies with us.
Thank you so much for understanding the depth of this poem and sharing your thoughts about it. I appreciate your coming over.
I learn (FEEL) something new every time I come visit you here, Balroop. ❤
It’s beautiful and yet scary Balroop.
You penned it in such a way that we wonder what kind of generation is about to rise, one of power without emotions. A human not so human after all.
Something to reflect on, for sure
I hope the warnings are heard! Thanks for sharing your reflections Marie.
This is powerful! The image is arresting and for you to out-do it with your words is quite a feat, Balroop. Well done!
Imaginative response to the prompt. We are being replaced by machines.
Imagination is all we have Len. Thanks for coming over to Emotional Shadows.
Hypocrisy and judgement are what makes us all to human time and time again.
How true!
A super poetic response, Balroop
Thanks Robbie.
Fantastic Balroop… I do wonder what is coming next…..hugs♥
The way technology is galloping, you can expect anything! 🙂 Thanks for coming over Sally.
Balroop, a powerful response to this incredible image! May this not be the future for mankind, where dreams and emotions are eradicated in the name of advancement.