POEM // The Great Unfocus By Sue Ellson Text, audio & description at https://sueellson.com/blog/the-great-unfocus/ Oh I long for the day Of fresh air and trees Of birds and dragonflies And stiving to be wise But it seems I am lost Like so many others In the screen of a device Flashing so many colours I’ve lost my focus My capricious dreaming I’ve lost my focus My head is screaming From constant activity Not a moment to pause From relentless scrolling For no particular cause Distracted from humans Seduced by a screen I have started to wonder What does life really mean? Will I be trapped Like a fish in a bowl Swimming in circles Without any goal? Will I be blamed For the absence I created Will I be accountable For the time I have wasted? Will I be blessed With the answers I seek Or will I be cursed And lose the ability to speak? Lost in a haze Of electrons and light Will I lose my mind Wasting my gift of sight? Let me put my device Back where it belongs As a tool I can use For no longer than a song Then let me get back to living And exploring my own world Let me discover its beauty Before I am too old Then imagine how I can live No longer a zombie Trapped in the great unfocus Lost from my body Blank as a bare canvas Light as a feather Clear as a whistle With my act together #MobilePhonePoem #PhonePoem #SueEllson #SueEllsonPoem #poem #poetry #TheGreatUnfocus