Digital hearts and minds.

Those who live in the past from the present while stepping in the future have heard what normal ears can't hear

seen what the naked eye cannot

ones and zeros encoded in machines 

zeros in our bank accounts with only one life

digital hearts and minds in cyber spaces.

People walking with their heads slightly bent 

their fingers constantly scrolling 

tapping keyboards on screens made of glass. 

Did you see that breathtaking skin of that tree across the road?

Did you feel the sweetest touch of the billowing breeze?

May be you did

May be you didn't

Hopefully, you did

or you're one scroll away from getting pulled out of the soothing space of creation. 

Swiping our screens

but can't swipe our egos

artificial intelligence without natural intelligence 

encryptions and codes pulling us out of the classroom of planet earth. 

In the classroom of planet earth,

each step we take mirrors our soul

In the classroom of planet earth,

trees become the lecturer

meadows study lounges 

gardens the cafeteria 

and people the fellow classmates.