Anomie

by John Drudge / February 9th, 2020

Society has lost
All respect
Electronic anonymity
Is killing civility
And it’s leaking out
Into our daily lives
Through anger
And hostility
Decency
Is dying by degree
In this radicalized
New culture
Death
By a thousand cuts
Incremental
And insidious

John is a social worker working in the field of disability management and holds degrees in social work, rehabilitation services, and psychology. He is the author of six books of poetry: “March” (2019), “The Seasons of Us” (2019), New Days (2020), Fragments (2021), A Long Walk (2023) and Sojourns (2024) . His work has appeared widely in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies internationally. John is also a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. He lives in Caledon Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children. Read other articles by John.

This article was posted on Sunday, February 9th, 2020 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.