Sep 2014
When somebody watches television
the blur of noises, visuals and sounds flashing
through their mind and eyes,
my heart breaks.
It's an oddity
but people watching television
reminds me of words--
loneliness, monotonous, numb--
trapped in a bubble of emptiness,
feeding off external non-human interaction
to somehow stop the pain.
the blur of noises, visuals and sounds flashing
through their mind and eyes,
my heart breaks.
It's an oddity
but people watching television
reminds me of words--
loneliness, monotonous, numb--
trapped in a bubble of emptiness,
feeding off external non-human interaction
to somehow stop the pain.
This is a rather strange, personal poem. Whenever I see people watch television --alone, mind you, not with family-- I feel so sad. Perhaps this is an only child thing: when I was younger, I was glued to the television, but mostly to drown my constant loneliness. It was more an escape because I had nothing else.
