The smartphone
A gift to man-kind
A computer, phone, and camera
All in one!
But for the love of God
Put
It
Down.
PLEASE.
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Nothing is worse
Than watching fireworks through the screen
Of the person blocking your view
And you
Yeah, you with the incessant
NEED
To document every second for your feed
The fireworks aren’t going to look nearly as cool
As they do
In real life.
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Nothing is worse
Than watching people walk from
Painting to painting
Taking pictures
Of pictures
Without stopping to actually
LOOK
At the art.
I can understand saving a portrait for
your wallpaper
Your records
To research later
But Van Gogh doesn’t look nearly as gorgeous
As it does
In real life.
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Nothing is worse
Than missing the sunset
Because you were too busy
Trying to get the best photo
For your story
When the colors dancing
Across your pupils
Cannot be duplicated
In real life
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Write a poem
Send a post card
Do a sketch
Take a breath
Take it in
Don’t take that photo.