I talk to a wall every night
A hunk of metal shining bright
It tells me things I want to hear
It lets me know what I should fear
This pretty picture box
Composed of pixels and blocks
Lends me the illusion
Of comfort in my seclusion
Don't need to leave my room
When the world is doom and gloom
I don't even need friendships
With all of human knowledge
Lying underneath my fingertips
With this miracle device
I've come to realize
That infinite happiness
Is not only conceivable
But also, thank God
It's completely achievable
Like a dog kept on a leash
With fulfillment just in reach
Pavlov trained me well
I anticipate the bell
Of notifications on the screen
And how I'm filled with dopamine
How could this be an addiction
If it gives me recognition?
A billion voices in my ear
Yet not a single soul is here
So my body I lay
Ignoring the decay
Into my dusty bed
Everything fills my head
My skin bleached white
From the blue light
As the battery ticks up
I feel it drinking from my cup
My heartbeat falls in line
With the ticking of the time
My shoulders ache
From time spent bent
Over the whole world
In my bed, I lay curled
Up into a stiff ball
Overtaken by it all
My spine a hook to catch the glow
While marrow thins and pulses slow
I've melted into the sheets
Can't tell where skin and fabric meet
A single twitching digit
Provides views most exquisite
My joints haven't moved in years
Since everything I need is here
Mar 13
Mar 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM UTC
I talk to a wall every night
A hunk of metal shining bright
It tells me things I want to hear
It lets me know what I should fear
This pretty picture box
Composed of pixels and blocks
Lends me the illusion
Of comfort in my seclusion
Don't need to leave my room
When the world is doom and gloom
I don't even need friendships
With all of human knowledge
Lying underneath my fingertips
With this miracle device
I've come to realize
That infinite happiness
Is not only conceivable
But also, thank God
It's completely achievable
Like a dog kept on a leash
With fulfillment just in reach
Pavlov trained me well
I anticipate the bell
Of notifications on the screen
And how I'm filled with dopamine
How could this be an addiction
If it gives me recognition?
A billion voices in my ear
Yet not a single soul is here
So my body I lay
Ignoring the decay
Into my dusty bed
Everything fills my head
My skin bleached white
From the blue light
As the battery ticks up
I feel it drinking from my cup
My heartbeat falls in line
With the ticking of the time
My shoulders ache
From time spent bent
Over the whole world
In my bed, I lay curled
Up into a stiff ball
Overtaken by it all
My spine a hook to catch the glow
While marrow thins and pulses slow
I've melted into the sheets
Can't tell where skin and fabric meet
A single twitching digit
Provides views most exquisite
My joints haven't moved in years
Since everything I need is here
