Nothing

Nothing, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

We based our future on promises
at best electioneering pipe dreams
that left us grasping at nothing...

Backlog

Backlog, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Given the almost instant digital world we live in there's really no excuse for operating in an analog fashion.  And yet, that's precisely how most government functions, and what little is done by computers is done with forty-plus-year-old legacy systems.

It's time for that to stop.  Government is contributing to our problems, not solving them.  It needs to get out the way and let citizens show them how things get done.

No restraint

No restraint, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

We gave ourselves away,
dreams unrestrained...

Outhouse

Outhouse, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Who are we to sit in judgement,
when we're just like the rest...

Turning of the screw

Turning of the screw, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

In different times,
the world flowed,
connections were strong,
before the restraint of dreams

Arranged

Arranged, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Love left to languish,
slowly fades away...

Analog

Analog, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

In the midst of the shift,
the ground moved under our feet...
the world no longer looked the same,
and yet we recognized it still...
we made the change from analog,
ideas coalesced, becoming digital