Humans were created <br />To be related <br />To stay united in families <br />And for the families to live <br />Harmoniously in communities <br />It happened systematically in the past <br />When dependence levels were high <br />And relationships were made to last <br />Now older people look back and sigh <br />For today things have changed <br />Each individual is an island unto himself <br />Considered capable of meeting his own needs <br />Both temporal and intellectual <br /> <br />There are jobs, books and the media <br />To educate him and keep him busy <br />There are restaurants and fast food joints <br />To cater to every pocket and palate <br />Bars, night clubs, theatres and all else <br />To entertain him but after that - what <br />Every man and woman needs to return home <br />To people who value and care for him or her <br />This is what is really beginning to disappear <br /> <br />The resultant sense of loneliness is a killer <br />Here is where people lose out <br />Staying in the perennial rat race <br />Looking for more material comforts <br />And that illusive state of mind <br />Commonly referred to as their own space <br />Societal recognition is their only ambition <br />Selfishness takes over and they are <br />Unable to stay connected to each other <br />Broken homes strained relations <br />Are not uncommon thereafter <br />Is this the way we want to stay?<br /><br />Sandra Martyres<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/loneliness-190/
