Living in the phone
Day in and day out
No time to look up
or go out and about
Getting groceries online
and stationery too
Clothes and bags?
Oh and new shoes
All the TV shows
and movies on the phone
Netflix, Sony, Prime
Are all watched alone
Reading the news
Setting the alarm
All reminders on phone
Lost is the old charm
With the milkman
there is no random chat
or with the friendly grocery guy
who knows your face byheart
The old chemist
who knows your name well
and also knows
on which medicines you dwell
The vegetable vendor
who gave you dhaniya free
now looks out for you
in the bright sun under a tree
The bank manager
knew your name byheart
now wonders about you
because you do it all on the app
There you are
cuddled in your bed
sleeping eating working
all in one place
Then you ask why
you feel low and depressed
Why there is
only loneliness and distress?
Man (and woman)
are meant to be social animals
Show up to the sun and wind
Talk to more people!
The unreal world
cannot be avoided
But only living in it
is disaster invited
