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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Images flash across the screen Some of which, certainly should not be seen The pulsing light shines off her face She's mesmerized by the picture's pace Like forbidden fruit, the colors cajole And invisible hands grab hold her soul She's at the mercy of men unknown Who play with her when she's alone What dangers lurk within this square To cast their mold behind her stare To shape her mind of un-touched clay And spill their oil into her bay The window is open to the world outside Waiting to take her for a ride And the stories that race before her eyes With deafening sound will drown her cries She's shackled to a future That looks grim, indeed The daughter of a mother Who has her own needs... What dangers lurk within this square To cast their mold behind her stare To shape her mind of un-touched clay And spill their oil into her bay (Copyright 1992 by: MARK V SHELDON) "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Mark, I'm not sure I know what you are saying and not sure I want to know. I'm in confusion. ME |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
exactly why my kids are not allowed to go on line. I will take them to designated sites, they never go on alone or unsupervised. I don't think they will either, as long as they are in my house. or they hit 18.....you just can't be too careful.... |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Hi ME. Thank you for responding, and I can appreciate your confusion. This poem is about television and the incredible potential for damage it has to our children when they are left unsupervised. It was inspired by witnessing a one-year old girl (whose mother was of "questionable profession") left to be babysitted by a female friend of mine, with the TV being the primary source of distraction for her. I saw that the movie "Tremors" was on and how the little girl was hypnotized by the graphic nature of the film. I also saw how the living room window was wide-open, being realistically a potential for a deathly plummet for the little girl, considering this was a top floor of a very tall apartment building. Naturally, my friend changed the channel and closed the window, but this left a permanent impression on me in terms of the power of television on young minds and the carelessness/thoughtlessness of some young parents. If this came across as disturbing, I'm actually very glad becuase these are some topics worthy of some serious consideration. Thank you for reading and replying. Hi SEA: I'm very glad to hear this since this can be an equal travesty. Thank you for caring and sharing. -MVS "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
wow....that explination was so sad.....the only baby sitter I've ever had has been my parents or my brother in law and his wife. And the times my kids have actually been baby sat.....maybe 2-3 times a year.....the tv(usually) stays off at my house.....my kids watch catoon network, PAX tv, or movies we buy.....nothing ever stronger than what they can handle ( 8,10, and 12 years)so it's usually very tame  .........[This message has been edited by SEA (edited 06-28-2001).] |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
I know what you mean Mark.....It's the world's most dominant influence. Did you lnow that the average North American spends nine years of their life watching TV. Like Sea mentioned it could be the internet too! Some great lines in this work! Thanks for the poem. |
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walker Member Elite
since 2001-02-11
Posts 2240Florida |
Really good poem, well written and enjoyed. That is why my kids don't have televisions on their rooms, I totally agree with the unsupervise damages.Thanks for sharing! |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
well said... there are many dangers in over exposure to television or online content. TV however, is insidious in the way it attracts children and has become a substitute for other more constructive activities... Enjoyed the "warnings" and the poem.. |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Mark, I saw a young woman, lost in a haze of evil. After reading your explanation, you have to think how sad it is that little ones are so easily brushed aside for the adults needs. Not fair at all. Sandra |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
SEA: I think your kids will appreciate this when they're older. Thanks for reading and responding, Eric. It's a numbing fact you've presented regarding the statistics. What happened to books, poems, discourse with friends...? I can really see now, from a different perspective, how this poem could very well represent the Internet too... interesting how many subjectives can be derived from a work... Thank you for your response, Walker. There's SO much more to life than TV! I'm glad to hear of parents taking the love and effort to raise their kids in a positive manner. So true, Ron. I find VERY little time for TV, but I must say, that it has an incredibly hypnotic effect -- commercials and all -- when one has very little exposure to it. Seems inevitably that everytime I find it turned on, I realize how little I've missed... (of course there's good stuff there too, but in general, I'm saying...). Yes, Sandra, so much is unfair... seems like a perpetual cycle, so many times, where because something similar happened to the parents, those parents end up passing on the same actions/qualities to their kids, ad-infinitum, until somebody along the way REALIZES these changeable patterns and BREAKS the cycle. Not everyone knows how, unfortunately... -MVS "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
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