There has been so much lost in the modern age,
the mystery of life replaced with revealing too much.
Patience, the slow burn, replaced with instant gratification.
Our imaginations, hijacked by cheap entertainment that never enriches our lives,
but distorts, distracts, and exhausts.
We are never allowed to paint our lives with the colours of own choosing,
Our lives are infected by ads, convincing us we need to buy more to feel more.
When was the last time, we shared a moment with someone,
Were we didn’t look at our phones,
Didn’t take a photograph to validate our existence with those we know,
instead chose to live exclusively in the moment in the presence of someone else,
noticing the wind whispering secrets through the leaves of the trees.
It’s never too late to get those moments back,
But you can’t enjoy it, if you’re not willing to let go of what you know.
Escape those who want control.