Just like that.
A short poem about — how technology is slowly eroding the beauty from human interactions.
And just like that,
you lost me and I lost you,
bit by bit, day by day.
It was quiet subtle, no visible struggle.
You said, ‘its alright, do your thing’
before I spoke, there was another ping.
Digging our necks, deep into our phones,
we missed listening to all the whine.
The twitch in your eyes, the flinch in mine.
I forgot to ask, you forgot to tell
and then there was no time.
And then we got lost in this physical world,
and then we got lost in this digital world,
I thought my heart was hurting too,
but there was so much dopamine.
When we talk, my eyes are glued,
but not to you.
Can you see the circles around them,
they are stuck, no more they shine.
Why are we living with this scattered mind?
Missing the joy of the pauses and those hidden smiles.
We just keep rushing out of the door,
one building to another,
one window to another.
Who is working on the real thing?
Who is walking that extra mile?
And just like that, you lost me
and I lost you, and everything
in between the lines.
