⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ ding— still here… scroll… refresh… you there? ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ Blue light baptism at 3 a.m. My thumb knows me better than my friends I tell my screen all my secrets first It never blinks, it never gets hurt I laugh at memes I don’t even feel Cry to strangers that don’t know what’s real Heartbeats synced to notification tones I’m never lonely, I’m just… alone ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ Airplane mode feels like I’m gonna die If I miss one thing, I miss my life Battery low but I’m still awake Who needs sleep when I’m wide awake? ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ scroll—scroll—scroll Don’t look away tap—tap—tap I’m okay like—share—save my soul I swear I’m fine Just losing time ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ My phone says “screen time: shame” Congrats, I broke it again I ghost my body, haunt my feed Living life through a glass HD Doctor says I should touch some grass I Google how, then laugh and pass If I disappear for a day or two Call the cops—or just charge me, too ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ I’m allergic to silence now If it’s quiet, I freak out loud Every thought needs a comment thread I can’t be alone inside my head ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ ding—ding—ding I feel alive ping—ping—ping Don’t say goodbye mute the world, unmute the noise I hate this place But it’s my choice ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ Don’t worry… I’m not addicted… I can quit anytime… Just let me check one thing… ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ scroll—scroll—scroll Till I fade swipe—swipe—swipe Self-medicate offline scares me more than death So I stay here And lose my breath ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙ Battery zero… me too. ⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙⁑⋘৹◯⁐◯৹⋙
