7:00 PM
Ting!
Facebook, internet troll at work, click, reply,
Scroll…
Random nostalgia looking at memories …
Scroll…
unrecognizable transition to sadness over not having met someone for quite a while,
Ting!
Snapchat, that person you never talk to in real life snapped you, click, snap,
“Is this envy? No, I’m happy for her.”
Ting!
Play store wants to update your apps,
Quick wi-fi availability check, swipe.
Ting!
News app, 56 killed in Syria.
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Swipe.
Ting!
Onefootball, Liverpool just signed Van Dijk, click.
Elation. Scroll, “Man United falter again. Bale to China?”
Ting!
Amazon, those items in your wishlist which you’ll never use in real life have become cheap, click.
Impulse driven shopping.
“Logical, when you are trying to recover from a breakup, …right?”, you tell yourself.
Ting!
YouTube, time to revisit a few scenes of your favourite sitcom.
Click.
Scroll
“YouTube is a miracle!”
Click.
Scroll –
Laughter, sadness, awe.
“Has it been two hours already …? Just one more video.”
Ringing…
“So, self-centered sapien needs something, again?”……..goes to voicemail.
Ting!
Fitness app, “Get Running, 3/50 fit points achieved today…..”.
“Tomorrow will be THE DAY.” swipe
Ting!
Instagram, college heartthrob just commented on your photo, click, scroll…..
“Let me check my follower count. DECREASED BY 2!?”
11:00 PM
STOP.
Anxiety. Disgust. Self-hatred.
Chaos drowning out the real you,
Master of passions and desires,
Making you fear the sound of silence.
Tell me, who are you without all the noise?
– Yashas G