Influencer and Influenza

 

Like the science of global 'economics',
 some of my images have an air of reality but are just 'made up'.

Whilst having a shower this morning, I realised that 'influencer' and ''influenza' were similar words. As an occasional writer of doggerel, I thought to myself  they have 'assonance', a word, which I particularly like along with 'apposite'. 

An influencer gets into your mind and corrupts it, a virus gets into biological cells and corrupts them. Both vectors of infection are random in their transmission and opportunistic. Although not immediately obvious, the outcome is for the benefit of the transmitter and not the recipient - always!." Be prepared is my motto" -The Last Boy Scout.

Influencer and Influenza

Society is disrupted 

When words are corrupted 

And it happens blatantly all the time.

Communities are disrupted 

When politicians are corrupted 

And it happens everyday in plain sight.

The environment is disrupted 

When science is corrupted 

And it happens in the pursuit of gross profit.

Information is disrupted

When the media is corrupted

And it happens when both are owned by an elite. 

Our hearts are disrupted 

When our minds are corrupted

And it happens when emotion overwhelms intelligence. 

Peace is disrupted

When 'the flag' is corrupted

And it happens because their power is valued above our lives.

Spirituality is disrupted

When religion is corrupted

And it happens because of sects, sex and supremacy.

Our lives are disrupted.

When our health is corrupted

And it happens silently off balance sheet.

This all 'jogs along', whilst us plebs work and pay taxes to underwrite their exponential and insatiable greed. Extraordinary  master!

George Roberts. August 2026