It Ain’t All Bad in 2011

Hello 2011!

I thought there’d be weekly rockets to the moon by now

I planned to spend a summer backpacking on the Moon or Mars

Or maybe even teleport or warp somewhere random

But it ain’t all bad

The airport scanners can now see my every nook and granny

And junk food on 12 hour flights is made from recycled styrofoam peanuts

Nice to meet you 2011!

Honestly, I thought we’d all be equals by now

But women are still hitting their heads on transparent ceilings

And people are still blowing themselves and others up for gods

But it could be worse

Johanna Sigurdardottir and Barack Obama are in office

And Muslim countries have had more female presidents than Christian ones

Come on in 2011!

Truth to tell, I thought we’d all have translators by now

Supercomputers in our fountain pens and robot butlers

With cool cybernetic arms housing grappling hooks and lasers

But look on the bright side

Babies are made in test tubes for troubled couples

And smart phones allow us to know less than ever

So stay awhile and have a drink

The world will move on the way it must

And no matter what you or I think

The future always leaves our science fiction in dust