Pessemistic Poem that if read backwards becomes Optimistic
Lost Generation is a poem written by Jonathan Reed, When first read, the poem seems to be a pessimistic monologue of the current generation, an echo of sentiments often found when looking at news reports and articles. When the lines of the poem are read in reverse order, from the last line to the first,you discover that the author has arranged the text so that it presents a brighter interpretation of the future. When the lines of the poem are read in reverse order, from the last line to the first, the reader discovers that the author has arranged the text so that it presents a brighter interpretation of the future.
Lost Generation.
I’m a part of Lost Generation
and I refuse to believe that
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’ll tell my children
They are not the most important thing in my life
My employer will know that
I have my priority straight because
Work
Is more important than
Family
I tell you this
Once upon a time
Families stay 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 reverse it.
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