My Response to Modern Technology

Written November 23, 2009
Nelson Creamery, Nelson, WI

I've fallen into a deep pit.
Where the self in me can't get out.
Where the free-flowing thoughts are held captive
And movement weighed down by the encumbrance
Of modern devices for distraction.
They're so easy to use and so immediately gratifying.
I get hooked on pictures. Hooked on
The illusions in the media.
Hooked on the pathways that afford little to no
Consciousness to arise.
It's so easy. A click here, a click there
And a few "click, click, clicks" to go back to that
Picture that momentarily sparked my curiosity.
But why was it so interesting in the first place again?
I don't even remember. Something vain,
I imagine.
An easy way to judge without them noticing.
But day after day it's there and changing
And I dive into the shallow, mirky pool,
Wondering when I finally free myself, what
Just happened and why I feel so heavy.

Finally, I can breath again.