The sunshine is all around you.
Birds are flying by and singing.
Kids are laughing and playing.
An old man fishes at the rivers edge.

A girl is over there smiling,
in a way she hasn't in a while.
The dogs are enjoying the warm afternoon.
An ice cream truck chimes nearby.

But you don't see any of it.
Because you're caught
in the siren call
of that white, flickering screen.

Shame.