The alarm goes off.
we wake up slowly—
not from sleep,
but from notifications.
coffee sits warm on the table,
we drink it cold.
have our souls gone cold too?
time passes
in swipes.
do we still know
how to count seconds
without a phone?
left,
right,
reject,
accept,
once mine,
once yours,
it doesn’t matter.
are we human,
or just faces
forgotten by our own minds?
someone makes a joke—
we laugh
on mute.
fun, in portions.
in halves of ourselves
we cry
without turning off the camera.
do you still have battery?
“I’m fine”
sent
too many times.
a lie
or the truth?
the body is here.
the mind
somewhere else.
it hurts.
you just don’t know why.
cold touches,
warm screens.
what changed?
the 21st century.
love
has a password.
we break apart
in installments.
loneliness
has full signal.
and still—
we’re connected on 5G.
right?
Apr 12
Apr 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM UTC
The alarm goes off.
we wake up slowly—
not from sleep,
but from notifications.
coffee sits warm on the table,
we drink it cold.
have our souls gone cold too?
time passes
in swipes.
do we still know
how to count seconds
without a phone?
left,
right,
reject,
accept,
once mine,
once yours,
it doesn’t matter.
are we human,
or just faces
forgotten by our own minds?
someone makes a joke—
we laugh
on mute.
fun, in portions.
in halves of ourselves
we cry
without turning off the camera.
do you still have battery?
“I’m fine”
sent
too many times.
a lie
or the truth?
the body is here.
the mind
somewhere else.
it hurts.
you just don’t know why.
cold touches,
warm screens.
what changed?
the 21st century.
love
has a password.
we break apart
in installments.
loneliness
has full signal.
and still—
we’re connected on 5G.
right?