A poetic examination of how phones can lead to a diagnosis of social media blues and threaten the mind to cave under pressures of maintaining an online life.
i am trying to be a better person but i’m obsessed
with watching lonely people on tv, claiming
that such false imitations are more
desirable than my reality — anything
could be; however, i can’t find any motivation to get up
from the floor and turn off my screen. the doctor only diagnosed
me with a case of social media blues, but i’m not weak
enough to believe that’s true.
i’m better than that! my brain won’t turn to mush,
won’t collapse, under the unbearable weight
of an online life.
Sam H. is a college student planning to study psychology. They're an avid fan of niche TV shows and often enjoy reading comics in their spare time.
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