Staring at the Screen

Staring at the Screen

We’re drowning in a ceaseless sea of:

simple salads and

perfect people and

flawless festivities

We leave notifications on

to catch the latest trend, to make weekend plans

so we aren’t left out

We allow alert after alert to seize our attention

and we miss out on what’s happening

in the moment.

We’re getting trapped.

We’re living our lives online

and second by sacred second

minute by minute

hour by hour

we’re losing time that every day we wish we could have back.

We’re letting our smartphones steer us to an alternate world

We’re asking them for advice instead of

confiding in our comrades sitting silently at our side.

Sometimes I wonder:

Why do I waste my time staring at a speechless screen?

I’m convinced it’s fine when I realize my device

is a window to the world

But I’ve come to realize:

Time is a glass of water, you sip some of it

and the rest goes down the drain.

You can beg and beg for more, but no matter what you do

it won’t ever swim back up.