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Orange leaves once green Twist and turn through the azure sky Dancing with multicoloured friends to the melody of the wind But gravity brings them down to earth The party’s over They lose their colour And then it snows and they disappear Under it’s white cloak Crumbling and dissolving they trickle through the ground Until they reach their mighty root that welcomes them back home Reunited They’re all connected Next spring the orange leaves are green again
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Jul 24, 2019
Jul 24, 2019 at 9:02 PM UTC
Fallen leaf
Don’t take this the wrong way But we’ve got a problem in our hands It has smooth, shiny skin No limbs but has you gripping A portal for information A place you can escape in For all the instant gratification that you are craving Hundreds of songs shuffle awkwardly through Alexa’s mind Watching unlimited movies is making us blind And what are we doing to our insides? Did you know Netflix’s main competition is sleep and time? It’s my time...but a new original series coincides I check my social media while alone at home Red and green flashes give me hits Sugar rush but soon I’m feeling **** Dopamine release is making me ***** Fireworks to my eyes and ears Draining away my good years My attention divides and streams to all the screens Barely a trickle left for me In a fantasy where everything is instant and bright we have forgotten that great things take time So please open your eyes and look at that clutter of information you’ve got from your device I think I want to Marie kondo my life   So decide What have you been sacrificing? What actually sparks joy and nourishes you? Do you have any candy that should be crushed? And a question that google can’t answer...what are your truly searching for?
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Feb 19, 2019
Feb 19, 2019 at 6:16 AM UTC
Screens 2
Scroll down Swipe up for more Swipe left then right A dance for your fingers Rainbow skittles flashing Each more colourful Sour shots That try and convince you your life isn’t as bright Leaving you thoroughly unsatisfied
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Oct 30, 2018
Oct 30, 2018 at 4:48 AM UTC
Empty calories
Green under-ripe fruit Ripens slowly   To that perfect sweetness Succulent mangoes Crimson strawberries Inky blueberries Swallow their soft flesh and let it nourish you Before it’s too late And their skin becomes dry and wrinkled Black spots appearing Bruised flesh that leaves a bitter taste Eat it now Before the fur settles on the fruit Do not take your youth For granted
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Oct 22, 2018
Oct 22, 2018 at 8:13 AM UTC
Fruit
We go about our lives Hooked to our devices That have become our vices Whilst strolling through streets full of life We scroll through Instagram Feeding us photos of perfect faces, places and bodies What is everyone else doing? Wearing? Eating? Are they more successful than me? Are they having more fun than me? Are they happier than me? It's creating anxiety We judge our lives by the crafted photos they choose to put up The filtered, photoshopped poses with the best lighting Concealing all the flaws Why are we deceiving each other? Distorted reality never looked so pretty Don't be fooled by their followers, likes or happy faces It's not real Why are you trying to escape this beautiful world waiting to be discovered Staring at your LCD screen is making you miss the sun
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Oct 18, 2018
Oct 18, 2018 at 1:11 PM UTC
Screens