Watcher. A poem.

stevestillstandingJune 19, 2019June 8, 2019Poetry, Television, WritingLife, poem, poet, Poetry, reality, Television, tv, virtual, waste, Writing

The news just seems
to scream at you
Falling on deaf ears
and blind eyes
Distracted by
The latest ongoing
Hyper-reality TV
Lifestyle show
You watch as life
Just passes you by

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6 thoughts on “Watcher. A poem.”

worrylessjourney says:

June 19, 2019 at 8:35 am

So true. You are not living is that is how you spend all your time.

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1. stevestillstanding says:
  
  June 19, 2019 at 9:26 am
  
  No, I don’t watch much tv at all. It was more a comment on those that do 😊
  
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  1. worrylessjourney says:
    
    June 19, 2019 at 11:47 pm
    
    That was supposed to say IF that is how you spend your time. A typo…sorry
    
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  2. stevestillstanding says:
    
    June 20, 2019 at 7:58 am
    
    No worries 😊
    
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Chelsea Owens says:

June 19, 2019 at 9:26 pm

Everything is distracting, pulling from the real joys of life.

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1. stevestillstanding says:
  
  June 19, 2019 at 11:21 pm
  
  Yep, but sometimes, some distractions are enjoyable 😉
  
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