Libertarian individualism
Is an illness of the age
Promoting self quite selfishly
Driving some to rage
And unaccountability
Say whatever you like
And think to call that freedom
Uncaring verbal strike
The fabric of society
Requires connecting ties
The link of arms
The kindly speech
The honesty of eyes
Do not insult or ridicule
Neglect not nor ignore
Involve each one in what we do
Society restore
A friend of mine
Quite comically
Rejoiced in Internet
Now I can communicate
Without ever having to talk
That one way system ruins lives
No traffic coming back
We do not face the other one
True interface we lack
True dialogue
Demands of me
An honesty of face
The gaze of another person
Who sees my every grace
Or lack of it as may be
And so brings me to book
We owe to one another
The honesty of look
Brian Fahy
18 October 2021
Erris Poetry 