dichotomy We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. (Oscar Wilde)

Von hinten nach vorne gelesen bedeutet dieses Gedicht von Jonathan Reed plötzlich das Gegenteil. Wunderschön.

I am part of a lost generation
And I refuse to believe
I can change the world.
I realize this may be a shock but
‚Happiness comes from within‘
Is a lie, and
‚Money will make me happy‘
So in thirty years I will tell my children
They are not the most important thing in my life.
My employer will know that
I have my priorities straight because
Work
Is more important than
Family
I tell you this:
Once upon a time
Families stayed together
But this will not be true in my era.
This is a quick fix society
Experts tell me
Thirty years from now I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce.
I do not concede that
I will live in a country of my own making.
In the future
Environmental destruction will be the norm.
No longer can it be said that
My peers and I care about this earth.
It will be evident that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic.
It is foolish to presume that
There is hope.

And all of this will come true unless we choose to reverse it.