POETRY
Living expressions of inner work. Offered as a glimpse of the process towards radical self-acceptance, healing, and growth.
Trapped & Alone
Of course you feel so trapped and alone
It’s the only life you’ve ever known
It’s impossible to see what you’ve never been shown
Impossible to think when your life’s on loan
Forced to become what you should’ve outgrown
No true role model other than those
In your home
The actions taken now your future will atone
Already you are regretting the seeds you have sown
Already you are wondering if your mind is your own
Acutely aware of how you act the drone
Just another hapless soul addicted to their phone
Just another underpaid overworked useless clone
You know it’s not enough just to sit and bemoan
Your slavery to capitalism or how the algorithm has you prone
Or how you waste everyday dreaming of the unknown
Losing yourself in the fantasies you’ll forever postpone
Following the leaders you should have overthrown
Following the narrative spoken in that safe monotone
How easy it is to comply to accept and condone
To just go on feeling trapped and alone
Of course you feel so trapped and alone
It’s the only life you’ve ever known
It’s impossible to see what you’ve never been shown
Impossible to think when your life’s on loan
Forced to become what you should’ve outgrown
No true role model other than those
In your home
The actions taken now your future will atone
Already you are regretting the seeds you have sown
Already you are wondering if your mind is your own
Acutely aware of how you act the drone
Just another hapless soul addicted to their phone
Just another underpaid overworked useless clone
You know it’s not enough just to sit and bemoan
Your slavery to capitalism or how the algorithm has you prone
Or how you waste everyday dreaming of the unknown
Losing yourself in the fantasies you’ll forever postpone
Following the leaders you should have overthrown
Following the narrative spoken in that safe monotone
How easy it is to comply to accept and condone
To just go on feeling trapped and alone
This poem is from the book Wage Slave, The Unpaid Overtime Edition
Back To Scrolling
Mindless scrolling
Looking for validation online
Filling the time
Filling the void
Someone just liked my post
Fleeting happiness
Back to scrolling
Change apps
Scrolling again
Change apps back
Another like, but not from someone I like
I’m offended
Comment
I’m offended
Share
I wonder what she’s doing?
Damn, she’s still happy with him
Food as art
Bodies as art
Life as art
How unattainable
I’m jealous
You have memories from seven years ago
Cringe
10 things you won’t believe
10 times they got it wrong
10 posts to distract you from your own existence
Screen time report
Usage up from last week
Porn
Porn
Porn
Shame
Close all open tabs
Delete the latest hour
Half formed thought
Tweet
OMG, a retweet!
Just a bot
Bad news
More bad news
Memes about the news
Memes about memes
Sharing memes
I should work
Scroll
I should clean
Scroll
I should exercise
Scroll
I need to sleep
Scroll
Check one app
Check another
Check a third app
Recheck the first
Back to scrolling
This poem is from the book Bound to the Wings of a Butterfly