Addiction to Connection

f l i c k e r  of lights from a screen

            tap-tap-tap of fingers on a keyboard

                        oh, so thin and light

                                    the world sits, walks, runs and leaps on your lap…

but you sit and watch it from your laptop

the world in your pocket

            knowledge of world renowned scientists on a touch screen

                        friends, acquaintances, virtual strangers all a tap away

                                    a r—r—r—i—n—g and a b l e e p and a tweet

                                    and your social life is complete…

                                                            so long as your iPhone has internet connection

royals, a-listers, multi-billionaires,

            each has a p/i/e/c/e of your heart…

                        DID YOU SEE HER OUTFIT????

                                    vocal f…r..y…. and upspeak…

                                    trendy and cool and hipster, and, like, hot?

                                    you know what’s in, you know whats new, you the real deal…

                                                you’re the queen bee

                                                            the alpha male

                                                your friends know what’s sizzlin’

if only they existed outside of Facebook.

you can take your broadband…

                        your internet…

            your technology connection, I can live without…

ill take

empathy

compassion

kindness, happiness

authentic conversations

with real meaning and real connection

you take your technological connections

i’ll take my human ones