Buzz. Buzz. ...yeah, I saw it. Woke up to twelve little red dots, none of them from anybody I want. Weather says rain. Bank says low. App says someone I don't know liked something I forgot I posted. Cool. Email says urgent. Calendar says soon. Three different chats asking the same thing in different rooms. Phone in my hand before both feet hit the floor. Don't remember what I picked it up for. Everything wants a little piece. Five more minutes. Let me keep me. Do not disturb. Not dead. Not gone. Just don't need the whole world on. Do not disturb. Leave it unread. Nothing's on fire just because it turned red. Call me later. Maybe I will. Right now I'm practicing sitting still. Do not disturb. That's all. That's it. Laptop pings, watch vibrates. Someone needs an answer that apparently can't wait. Group chat moving forty lines ahead. I type "sounds good," no idea what they said. Screen time says I'm up this week. Thanks. Didn't ask. Put the phone face down, lasts maybe half a minute. Flip it back over. Nothing new in it. Everything wants a little piece. Five more minutes. Let me keep me. Do not disturb. Not dead. Not gone. Just don't need the whole world on. Do not disturb. Leave it unread. Nothing's on fire just because it turned red. Call me later. Maybe I will. Right now I'm practicing sitting still. Do not disturb. That's all. That's it. Deleted three apps. Kept checking where they were. Muscle memory's a weird little landlord. Phone buzzed once. Wasn't mine. Whole room checked anyway. Do not disturb. Lights turned down. Let somebody else keep up with town. Do not disturb. No reply. If it's still important it'll probably survive. Call me later. Maybe tomorrow. Not every empty second needs something to follow. Do not disturb. That's all. That's it. Buzz. ... Could be important. Nah.
