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A Society That Prioritizes the Economy

This poem sharply portrays a society in which the pursuit of economic gain has come to dominate all aspects of life, distorting both human values and social structures. From politics and war to labor, education, and child-rearing, economic logic takes precedence, eroding human dignity and essential ways of living. As it questions what ultimately remains in a society driven by efficiency and profit, the poem also quietly urges us not to lose sight of our human foundation.

  

“A Society That Prioritizes the Economy”

 

Economic priorities surpass even politics.

Strategic maneuvers go too far.

War itself is stained with profit.

Negotiation is conducted through threats and force.

Greed for money spreads without end.

 

The monster called “the economy” is built into everything.

Efficiency becomes a myth of effectiveness.

In pursuit of productivity, people become machines.

Rationalization yields profit through labor reduction.

Results and outcomes are tied to gain.

 

There are not enough people to sustain the economy.

Institutional designs begin to collapse.

Systems cease to function.

We witness the outcome of neglecting manual labor.

Small and medium enterprises that support the base fall apart.

 

The economy turns toward the military industry.

A pacifist constitution loses its ideals through cabinet decisions.

Large corporations focus on weapons research and production.

“Defense” stands side by side with aggression.

Trust in a flattered superpower will be betrayed.

 

The decline of the working population worsens.

Fewer people maintain efficient production lines.

Essential workers move depending on their treatment.

Hardship from rising prices remains unresolved.

Even aging local workers must continue to labor.

 

The vicious cycle—“we must earn in order to raise children”—is accepted.

Time for child-rearing is stripped away by economic activity.

Time for nurturing the roots of the human heart is eroded.

Today, entrance ceremonies are held for kindergartens and elementary schools.

I want to hold in my eyes the radiant 모습 of parents and children.

 

Written on April 8, 2026.

In a time when the harms of a profit-first society have become starkly visible,

how must we choose to live?

 

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