The World, Unnoticed
The world, unnoticed, passes by:
Their noses in the screens.
Real-life, in acts, before their eyes,
Obscured by smaller scenes.
All thumbs, rough-shod communiques,
Emojis in between;
Their messaging into the void,
To faceless ends, unseen.
Unmoored from simple face-to-face,
The pleasantries are lost,
For harsh, uncaring words are sent
With no concern for cost.
How marvelous, technology
That spans the great divide,
And yet instead of bridging them,
The gaps grow ever wide.
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This is probably a ballad sans refrain, don't really suppose it matters though.
Copyright © Jeff Kyser | Year Posted 2022
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