The Death of Society

I saw the death of society yesterday.
I was at Walmart.
Great values.
One stop.
Bells.
Bargains.
Lower prices.
Better living.
Girls, not women, wheeling around babies in carts.
TV tells them what to buy, what to eat, how to care, how to cope.
Baskets full of Mt. Dew, frozen food, diapers, formula and baby clothes.
Bargain bins of leftovers.
Old men and women standing in line.
Old clothes.
New car.
Counting crumpled bills and pocket change.
Nothing wasted.
Young men text-messaging on phones.
Thumbs busy.
Minds busy.
Two steps behind their wives.
Kids crying and no one paying attention.
Kids crying and parents yelling.
Profanity-laced encouragements to shut up or else…
Kids misbehaving and no one paying attention.
Kids saying, “I want that!”
Parents saying, “No!” too many times.
Kids taking what they want.
Parents letting them.
Buying.
Taking home.
Forgetting.
Tally: Kid-1, Parent-0
Or is it really: Kid-0, Parent-0?
No winner.
No boundaries.
No values.
Anything goes and it will – it does.
Goodbye Parent.
I’ll miss you Child.
Innocence, life just won’t be the same without you.