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Sitting across from you, I see your gaze intently watching
You see right through me My thoughts on display like a star filled night Your love is evident My husband, my friend, my child Whoever is across from me Desperately pursuing my attention You speak, I see your lips moving But I don’t hear you For my cell phone keeps buzzing and beeping its own jingle The adrenaline in my body responds Addicted and joyful over the noises and sounds Keeping me posted of another meaningless message coming through Like a serpent striking its prey, I quickly snatch up my phone My eye on you And one on the prize Speedily entering my manufactured data filled images of me Emojis, Bitmojis, Memojis, GIFs, and photos galore To share my life So, I feel special, known, important, seen In this world of knowledge Communication Information Technical connection Edited and filtered vulnerability These idols of metal and plastic Controlled by technology, satellites, and apps I’m not even sure I believe the stories I tell You sit quietly, looking at me dramatize this imprisoned-by-the-cell-phone moment As if it were life or death While true conversations and connection quickly fade away Leading me astray from this intimate moment that will never be Because I don’t see you I don’t treasure you The one so close, I can touch you Hug you Share a smile with you Hold your hand If I chose to Sadly, I’m desperately missing you Being missed by you too Over a phone Over social media creating the scarcity of real socialization Pushing away relationship of flesh and blood Encouraging further isolation Alienation Loneliness By way of a distant heart The witnesses around us Pause to wonder what you’re feeling As I continue interrupting our time together To pick up another call And send another text. By Rikah Thomas © 2021 www.rikahthomas.com rikahthomas@cox.net Books by Rikah Thomas Heavenly Ink (Poetry & Prose) Be at War: Battle for Love (Fiction) Loving & Hating This Thing Called Church: A Journey of Healing
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