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My Device is My Vice

A poem on how our devices distract, distorts, and disorders our lives as humans

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Jul 25, 2024
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My device is my source of dopamine

I now can’t seem to live without it

Incessantly it drips into my bloodstream

Addicting my body, soul, and spirit

My device is my source of distraction

It distorts, disorders, and deviates

It has an indescribable attraction

My pain it temporarily alleviates

My device promises me so much

Ding! It notifies me about this

Dong! It reminds me I need that

It pulls me from what I shouldn't miss

Mesmerized there I sat

My device puts a glow upon my eyes

As I mindlessly watch others live their lives

Like it, my outside veneer is shiny

While it stifles the glow I once had inside

My screen time continuously grows

As my embodied time gradually shrinks

Time slows down as I scroll through vids

Time speeds up as I ignore my kids

My device is the trojan horse I've invited in

I foolishly welcomed it into my soul

Once an appendage now it's firmly rooted within

Deep inside I realize I've lost control

My device possesses me, not the other way around

Its software and algorithm nudges me on what to do

My individual thoughts and feelings no longer abound

Now my device tells me what's supposedly true

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My device has become my vice

It’s very efficient at de-humanizing me

Instead of it becoming more human

I’m becoming more machine

Digital makes everything looks so good

The real world is dull

but AR/VR will fix that

But there's still a problem

Im still in the real world

But they've got a solution

thats already in motion

Soon I’m going to get my personal update

My device will be happy then

It’s been waiting patiently for my software update

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