In Dark Times, Should The Stars Also Go Out?
The mainstream internet is a hellscape.
It mashes some people into the most evil of pastes.
Algorithms pull them into endless pits
They transform into angry monsters
Naked corruption and theater trump reality.
The so-called opposition throw up their hands.
They move on to “most important election ever” number six
The color of the bombs mean nothing.
You cannot put a bandage over festering rot.
What, then, is to be done?
Do I give in and keep scrolling?
Do I keep myself awake at night?
Do I resign myself to the grim times ahead?
in dark times, should the stars also go out?
No.
The stars keep shining.
The world keeps turning.
People keep living.
People keep fighting.
We are all stars and we must shine.
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