Every day it seems someone comes up with another “Bright Idea” to solve this problem or that. The real problem it seems is that most of these so-called bright ideas come about as a result of a myopic view of things.
The rush to solution and the eureka moment overshadows the overall effects of these bright ideas. How many times do we find ourselves saying “Who’s bright idea was that?”? Here is a poetic rant about this malady. Sometimes these “Bright Ideas” are minor frustrations, other times they can destroy lives and cultures.
The world keeps getting mucked up,
mucked up with bright ideas.
This person or that,
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looking for a solution,
a solution for a minor problem,
a solution for a major problem.
Eureka!
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A light bulb turns on.
Then explodes.
Shards of glass fly,
leaving us wounded,
somehow diminished.
We seem to lose something,
over and over again,
because of these bright ideas.
National Security Acts,
Chip Readers,
Freedom is forgotten,
PIN numbers stolen,
a signature seems more secure.
Freedoms make me feel more secure,
than policy that takes them away.
Concerned citizens,
lynch mobs lynching.
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A posse rides off into the sunset.
Villagers with pitchforks,
and fire.
The natives are restless,
with bright ideas.
Stop hate!
Let’s drive it underground instead.
Censor speech.
Tell people what is correct.
Another bright idea blown up,
out of proportion.
Becoming another form of fascism.
Another reason to burn books.
Geri-rigged and nigger-rigged,
both ethnic slurs,
One hurts blue eyes,
the other brown skin,
It is still the same hurt.
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A duct tape solution,
of redneck chic,
and I am sure,
that correlation,
that word hurt too.
Just other ways to describe,
someone’s bright idea,
that didn’t work quite so well.
Cutting costs,
cutting lives and livelihoods.
Downsizing, minimizing,
maximizing profits.
Yeah, more bright ideas,
that muck things up.
No concern for that which you cause,
the effects of the change.
The butterflies and the rain.
I don’t care that you “just think”.
The problem is,
that you don’t think.
You don’t think about,
how your bright ideas,
effect others,
destroy lives,
destroy freedom,
cover up instead of create real change,
destroy yourself,
destroy your profits,
destroy your soul,
muck up instead of build up.
All these bright ideas are just,
just,
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are just plain dim!
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