Kenneth Camell ll
July 13 2021
Are the machines supreme ?
It hurts me
To see humans at the mercy
Of a digital thing.
Before we go bragging
and Geotagging
Can we please
Demonstrate the
Best respect for Nature ?
Stay prepared and aware
In the age of
Information
The weight of conversations
May eliminate your occupation
Know the rule of Gold
So you hold
Your tongue
If allured
To some dumb
Content which is daunted
Are the machines supreme ?
It hurts me
To see humans at the mercy
Of a digital thing.
Im so lost with stress and death on me
In a land of Zombies
And Robots God forgive them
they know not
Or maybe they do
Back 1982
Teddy Ruxpin
was the heavy seduction
Of your children's feelings
Its wild how they're being reeled in
For consumption
Its something twisted and wicked
They call it capitalism,
And I'm just a misfit
Trapped in this dimension
Life's a deadly game with few rules
If you snooze,you lose
And the news gives me the blues
With the evil smearing
We need Geoengineering
Before we're all disappearing
Like Dinos
I know
Most folks
Pout in the drought
Until they get swarmed by storms
And these days heat eaves
Melt glaciers
Camell was safer
In Alaska
Despite the earthquakes
I might have ta
Return
Before we burn
Are the machines supreme ?
It hurts me
To see humans at the mercy
Of a digital thing.
That was my way of expressing how digital devices have taken over and humans are often unaware of the privacy and power we have relinquished to modern technology. I also addressed how the climate is suffering as a direct result of humans over consuming energy and devices. Outside of Laney and Humboldt State University I've developed communication skills to properly assist people from various socioeconomic groups .Within my thirty-eight years I have seen great things and met some wonderful people. While working for the County of Marin Landscaping and Utilities Department I had the privilege to provide maintenance to The Marin County Civic Center which is one of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces . Some of my other work experiences include being employed by the County of Alameda Social Services Department for several years. These experiences properly communicate and assist people from various socioeconomic groups. I will be a valuable asset to society regardless of my college degree status. Through choosing to walk as opposed to driving, volunteering at The Emeryville Shoreline and picking up trash in my neighborhood weekly I strive to do my part in cleaning some of the Earth's pollution. Plus I practice random acts of kindness which is an underrated community service. From living in Oakland Ca to living in Anchorage Ak I'm learning what happened yesterday makes us who we are today, that's if you are able to learn from previous trial and error. I am grateful for all the positive memories (family and friends eating together) and negative memories (family getting killed) influences, they all enabled me to be who I am today ! And I truly am proof that one person can make a difference.
The media is powerful ! Everyday I am bombarded with empty alcohol bottles on the ground, alcohol advertisements in billboards,tv, the radio and youtube. And it doesn't help that countless entertainers endorse liquid poison. And of course every cop sitcom ends at the neighborhood pub. I see the negative cigarette advertisements however I don't see the same negative publicity. Alcohol Corporations are masters of false information; they destroy millions of lives, I guess since it is a billion dollar industry and unfortunately it doesn't matter how many casualties are attributed to alcoholism. I have endured a few obstacles such as; ,a heavy battle with alcohol addiction from 1997 to 2013, my father was shot and killed in 2006. After I detoxed I ended up surviving a suicide attempt in 2014 and being diagnosed with manic depression in 2015. There is also a small bowel obstruction I've been dealing with since 1999 so I know how easy it is to self medicate. I also know how difficult it is to detox and abstain from toxic behavior however I am striving everyday to continue on my path as a non active alcoholic despite all the deceptive and alluring commercials and famous endorsers of alcoholic beverages.
Ps I used to wonder why I always heard attractive music in alcohol commercials. Now I know Universal Music owns Seagrams which produces various alcoholic beverages.
