Destination 2021
There’s a growing dissatisfaction amongst us
We sit in traffic, but find no stillness
We search for love digitally, but the heart beats on analogue,
We had an unparalleled construction boom,
But you can forget about owning a home
We have a wider net of friends,
But shallower relationships
We are building smarter cities,
But our kids are getting dumber with pesticides
We can map the genome, cure cancer
But can’t manage a flu virus
We can beam Netflix to every device in seconds,
But, across the globe, people are laughing less
We try to harness wind, the sun, waves and mountains
We are going deeper in electrons
With bigger microscopes
Looking farther into space
With larger lenses
We are trying to conquer all of creation
Searching for something deep outside of us,
Completely ignoring what is within us
There are no new lands to discover,
If you wish to be the Magellan and Columbus of today,
The journey to take is within,
You must set the sail when the air is still,
Carry no supplies, have no map
For, in the journey of self discovery,
The ship never leaves the shore.