Chatter Of The Tube (Anthemon)

It speaks and grows within It teaches and gives different views Opening the fields of the mind Training the muscles of the thought Breeding the unborn wise man It burns and screams inside It melts and turns to ashes Closing the doors of knowledge Leaving all hopes behind Climbing the stairs of mediocrity As these ancient yellowed papers perish in flames A lonely old wise man dies and no one cares Helping him would be a criminal act Swarming in new age Getting it wide and loud Blistering flashing picture Hypnotizing howling screen The chat goes on and on Saying nothing but words of emptiness The tube born from the newest technologies Full of sounds and pictures It tells you the latest news But leaves us empty inside Chatter of the tube...