Thought, "We're friends for life."
Now I just want mine over.
Because of this loss.
oh, the irony...
glued
to electronic devices
designed to foster
connectedness,
yet the yawning gulf
between relationships
w i d e n
as a result.
with technology overuse,
far too many become
increasingly isolated.
with lips pressed
against cell phones,
fingertips
tap-dancing
on keyboards
as minutes
elongate to hours;
we grow oblivious
to the world around us:
ringing phones,
ticking clocks,
chirping birds,
loved ones
calling out to us
go unheard;
undivided attention
denied
to acquaintances,
friends,
even family members...
is it any wonder
we misspend time
electronically plugged in?
what has happened
to face-to-face communication?
what a world of difference
it makes
temporarily disconnecting
to r e e s t a b l i s h
the human connection.
A Fading Ember
In shadows cast by waning light,
A love once vivid, now takes flight.
Our candle that once burned so bright,
Now stings of a cold, harsh night.
I see the distance in your eyes,
Reflecting echoes of love's goodbye,
Emptiness in your silent stare,
A longing that lingers in the air.
A love that danced has lost its grace,
Fading memories, a bitter taste,
Sarcasm drips from lips once sweet,
A love turned sour, our hearts retreat.
In the veins of passion, ice takes hold,
Your touch, once warm, now a numbing cold,
Isolation wraps around us tight,
Loneliness now our silent plight.
The flame that once danced, now just a wisp,
A puff of smoke on a burnt-out wick.
A love once radiant, turned to rust,
In silent ruins, we return to dust.
Stained glass
Bleeds rainbow
Over dust particles
Of sun
Rains colour
On my head
Deep organ
Fists slam
Feet stamp
Pounds music
Vibrato
Rattles my stomach
Voice booms
Speaks words
Incomprehensible
To ears detached
From reality
Sadness, gaiety,
Melancholy, questions
Happiness, silliness
States of mind
Suddenly
Devoid of meaning
And feeling
Intrinsic
Disconnection
Submersion
In experience.
***
Just one session of Mindful Meditation
December 22, 2016
Forget and go back
Feeling at a loss without
Fear of disconnect
I'm…
so tired of my heart
breaking
I'm …
so tired of my hands
shaking
I'm so tired of my mind
racing
I'm through pacifying
my disconnection
Do I only love you for who you used to be?
When you said you'd wait for all eternity?
Did you drink away every memory of me?
How am I not everything you’ll ever need?!
I've had to sit down and write this
to tell you the words i can't speak
When I'm around you now i feel weak
I'm drowning in my disconnection
Where did he go??
You are not the soul I used to know
Where did your memories go?!
Why has the meaning disappeared…
So suddenly
Now I realize I should too
You act like you remember nothing
I can tell that’s what I mean to you
After all I’ve done for you
All I want is to be emotionless too
In the end I guess it’s what I love the most about you…..
Your disconnection.
[©2012 SLS, this soon to be a new song for It Is Rife With Ambiguity]
www.sorrylittlesharky.com
I would connect and you would respond,
somehow knowing, tactile instinct,
it was me on the line.
At the dial tone my heart cut beats,
breath suspended, smothered chords
until the sound of your voice.
Words were spoken, silence breached
you would relate of golden things
and closely I would listen.
Magnetised like a child by Christmas tales
or bedtime stories, precious fables,
hooked on every priceless word.
The phone lies still now, dead and lifeless,
static buzzing in a void
of whispering ghosts.
You answer no more and I am broken,
washed up and all alone,
adrift in disconnection.
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