instant gratification

It is hard for me to refrain
as I cry out in this pain
 from the injustices,
this world has served.

To have it all, then watch it taken away,
how can a heart be expected to cope?

But this is just a game,
and the content does not matter,
for instant gratification does rule,

so hearts, so true,
in for the long haul,
invested so deep,
do not have a prayer,

but to step aside
and weep the tears of loss,
as is the way of this game,
that no one will win,

as silver tongued devils
work their magic
to tear our world apart,
and end our lives
as we once knew them.