Around what do we circumnavigate?
Colors, seasons, passions, family
Or perhaps a cornucopia of
Screens
The flow of validation
Where we document the
Colors, seasons, passions, family
Assuring ourselves
They happened
They matter
And why should we feel shame
For wanting to remember
And wanting to be seen.
We post for connection
We post for attention
We post for validation
We act like what we love
Doesn't matter
Until they
The ensemble
Say it matters
We share beauty
In return for a chance
At something
Trading precious limited
Unmeasurable moments
Like countable commodities
For dollar bill wealth
Because we crave
Something that has been
Inside
Underneath
All along.
Searching We wake up Searching We reach for our devices Searching We scroll We click We process Picking and choosing Information A haphazard conglomeration of Cultivated lives Authenticity A bendable fading truth Real life It's somewhere out there Not in here.
Here