You Turn On Utopia - Cassels

Unfiltered over-enthusiasm and frenzy

Leads to spasms and contractions of hatred and envy

Grimacing

Wincing

Alluding to pain or distaste

Or irritation

Or impatience

Clearing throat

Rattling larynx

Firing off shots of disapproval like a mucal Gatling gun

Looking haughtily down on the automated group performances

Distorted through small appendix Instagram lenses

And re-spewed as fun

U-turn on utopia

The old luxury

Of having no itches and rashes in pockets is gone

Sartorial affectations are airborne contagions

Debasing all nations to meaningless configurations of memes

Our culture is reaching

And touching

And groping

And stroking

Our offspring inappropriately

They’ve grown up too quickly

Let’s blame it on Nestle and Disney

U-turn on utopia

Darwin’s Law will be enforced once more;

Survival of the selfish

It’s no use

They know your code

They know your 1's

They know your 0's