I scrolled through the world on a glowing screen,
Where faces smile but none are seen.
A thousand "friends" with a flick of my thumb,
but my heart is still lonely, heavy, and numb.
I sent a "LOL" to a blinking face,
But the laughter? It lingered in no known place.
The hugs were emojis, the laughs acronyms
A hollow façade, cheap digital whims.
So I asked my phone, "What’s wrong with me?"
It buzzed and it hummed and said, "Let’s see…"
"You’ve got followers, likes, a profile so bright,
But maybe you’re missing what’s out of sight?"
I wondered aloud, "What do you mean?
I’ve got all the gadgets and a touchscreen."
The phone just blinked, and offered no aid,
The battery dimmed and hope was decayed
So I stepped outside with hesitant feet,
The air was real, the sun kissed my cheek.
But what if a stranger my presence espied
Better not risk it, I’m going inside.
I rang up a mate, just to hear them say,
“Wow” it’s been so long! Let’s meet up today."
No filters, no captions, no polished display,
Just stories and laughter to fill up the grey.
By the lake where the willows gracefully bend,
We spoke about nothing, but it still seemed to mend.
My fears took flight, like birds set free,
And the world felt vast, yet still kind to me.
But even so, when the sun slipped away,
And I found myself alone at the end of the day,
It seemed to me, that we all blindly dance
Fleeting connections left up to chance."
It’s the paradox, the great in-between,
Of a world that’s both digital and unseen.
Counting likes to a meaningless prize
I yearn just to matter in somebody’s eyes .
So I’ll take the tech, but I’ll tread with care,
And seek the moments that make life rare.
A screen can’t hold you, nor replace the touch,
But balance is everything—it matters so much.
So here I stand, a creature of two,
Caught in the old, the new, the true.
I’ll scroll a bit, then I’ll put it away,
and live, and love, in a human way.
This verse explores the paradox of living in a hyper-connected yet isolating digital world.
