Globalised Society

We live in a globalised society

For those who say it's an improvement and result of the developed world and to those who believe that, I ask you to reconsider

There is a gap in our world, a missing puzzle piece and I'll give you a clue to what it is

And it isn't money

We've all noticed but are too afraid to mention it because if we do we risk sounding like someone who pays attention

We're missing something and for the longest time we've been stuffing our notes and coins into a heart shaped hole because some cartoon advertisement with a catchy tune told us to

Our local businesses are losing the race to giant corporations which leaves local mouths empty while the pockets of wealthy businesses grow heavy; somewhere here or somewhere else

Our society is failing because we haven't been paying attention

We're all distracted by someone else's reality, pixelated imitations of life and intimacy but they're not real and we have to keep telling ourselves that

We live in a globalised society where things are manufactured to feel authentic and original but how authentic can it be if it has to be manufactured?

- M.N ©