O Man unkind, do you recall
the future we had planned?
With liberty for one and all,
abundance close at hand?

“Whatever.”

All knowledge now accessible,
we still make up our own,
our egos irrepressible,
conviction like a stone.

“Whatever.”

To generate the power needed
we harnessed that of atoms.
It was attacked and superseded
by that of Eve’s and Adam’s.

“Whatever.”

We turn to God to justify
our hatred of our brothers:
“Our true belief,” we testify,
“demands we kill all others’.”

“Whatever.”

And now the world is set to burn
in poisons we created.
We only care for bucks we earn
as others are cremated.

“Whatever.”

Now all the techs compete to build
the best and smartest ’bot
while pundits warn we’ll all be killed
by AIs, like as not.

“Whatever.”

Fascism is again in fashion
all across the world:
as everyone forgets compassion,
banners are unfurled.

“Whatever.”
“Whatever.”
“Whatever!”