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Slowly I awakened Due to the ping on my phone This was the habit I honed “Hello, GoodMorning” my thumb said As I laid in the bed. Following my everyday routine I reached my breakfast table “What would you eat she asked ?” Lost across the screen “I slept well” I replied I never thought I would Diverge from my old root As my mother stood awaiting For a “Hug with a good morning mother” About which I did not even bother.
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February 2018
I never thought I would, No thinking no dwelling No speaking no listening No writing no reading Only expressions. They spoke louder than the most And my “laughing emoji, and red heart” now had no worth. I never thought I would Express before thinking and Talk before texting. In a world full of “I don’t want to look too clingy” “Too many crying emoji’s might make him think I’m depressed” I found someone with who I could just express.
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March 2018
It wasn’t enough, it never was “Hello, how are you” and then a pause 10 minutes of conversation passed There was nothing more left to ask. It wasn’t enough, it never was The screen in the middle was the cause We saw but we didn’t feel We spoke but we couldn’t talk It wasn’t enough, it never was Skype always had its own flaws The urge of being in the same hall Wasn’t fulfilled by a 144p video call I never thought I would But technology was no good.
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April 2018
My phone buzzed again Saw him typing This conversation was going on forever He sat across the table Yapping about some fable Felt like he was just getting started Throwing my phone away I felt a sense of relief He’d now have to wait for his texts to turn blue. Id stopped paying attention long ago Putting on a facade every now and then I wanted this conversation to end I never thought I would Be oblivious to a friend But In today’s world I guess this is the trend.
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May 2018
I never thought I would Stuck a smile on my face Gulped a sip of water, Cleared my throat “Hello Maa! Yes I’m okay, how are you?” I Spoke. Phone pressed so close to my ear, I didn’t want to give my mother her worst fear. A sniff here, a cough there Lied to the one, with whom I always share Missed her presence, In my lonely existence The digital age had its own persistence.
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June 2018
I never thought I would I knew where he lived, His best friend His ex girlfriend, I knew all about him His sorrows, his pain Knew nothing about them All I wanted to do was be his friend Maybe I was a part of his life, A part that only I knew existed His instagram handle was my only device. Why are our lives so twisted? Only if all of us were just a little more wise.
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July 2018
I never thought I would, That I actually would tell him Expecting a furious response behind the screen I waited. It obviously seemed the easier way. I knew he was mad, the younger one I was How could I even think of falling in love? Afraid of conversation I hid The doorbell rings “Tell me all about him� he said I never thought I would But Face to face was the only way, A friend in him I had found.
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August 2018
Buzz buzz “You have a new friend request” In the blink of an eye I hit accept, Saw my friend count top a 100 Set my next goal to 500 Excited about new friends I was becoming a part of the trend One where loneliness is all that is left in the end Status and Selfie’s I saw them all Who out of them would I call? I never thought I would In increasing my friend count Forget how it was To meet a stranger and try to talk I guess I must learn to crawl again before I can walk.
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September 2018
*click click* another one I had posted once again All of my efforts were in vain As I Forgot to see how my mother felt The perfect frame The perfect photograph The perfect caption In creating the perfect story I neglected their real reaction I never thought I would Not care about the ones I should 350 views did not flatter When I missed the one that mattered
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October 2018
It was 11:59 Glared at the screen Awaiting my phone to ring The following silence Revealed a harsh truth Memories were synced I was now convinced Nobody remembered the date For a notification they would all wait. I never thought I would Receive half of the wishes I should A delete on my screen Caused my birthday to go unseen
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November
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I can hear the silence Amidst all the noise All I crave to hear is a voice Just a one where we finally talk Lets stop for one minute And not move our arms so much Lets all to be together In this sudden Bizarreness Our chats converse more than we do Our status speaks louder than we do I never thought it would 14 billion thumbs had a louder sound Than 7 billion voices.
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December
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Just like we think a lot might come true This one will too, If we continue the current trend Real emotions will see an end Reactions would be automated We’d forget our natural instinct Leaving us not so distinct I never thought I would Have to see the world this way Is it the best or the worst? It is difficult to say if we’re blessed or cursed?
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Hope you all had a year full of conversations, laughter, friends and family.