The City of Screens

By Javier Molinares

In this fake society, the darkness of the city balances the brightness of the screens. You look around and all you see are screensscreens that lie to you. And then you look at the people: always looking down at a screen, laughing or joking around, typing on their phones, And even some people, smashing their phones. But never looking up. Then you look at the most popular person, a person that has injected themselves to the brim with plastic. Someone who has had a sketchy past. One who has taken advantage over women. Is this what people want?

Everyone hates falling into the long line that is normality. Everyone strives to be unique, to be special, to be loved. And then they die, feeling unaccomplished. Because to them, they weren’t “special.” When in reality, they had changed the lives of lots of people without realizing it. Just by making one small action. Turning lots of people into someone that is “special.” And they will forever be grateful for what you have done for them. But you still don’t consider yourself “special,” just because you aren’t that person that you see on your screen.

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