Whatever Happened

Snapping picture after picture
But none are hanging on the walls
Got 100 pictures of my cat
But of my mom
None at all
Counting all my likes
But not a single of my blessings
Striving for perfection
What'll people think
I'm just guessing

What ever happened to
Living in the moment
Whatever happened to
Life outside a snapshot
Watching tv without
Scrolling through a feed
Now I'm texting all my friends
None of them are
Standing in front of me

If I don't post a picture
Does it mean it didn't happen
If all my friends don't see it
Does it really make me happy
Fingering through the highlight reel
Faces with smiles
That don't reach their eyes
In perfect lighting
With unreal bodies
Capturing stunning moments
Of questionable happiness
Oh it's the absurdity
of our perfectly fake lives

Face to face communication
Is a thing of the past
But everybodies pissed
When their kid acts like
An a*s

We don't even know how to
Talk anymore
Social media connects people
To let their voices start a war
Angry threats and insults
Behind the face of a computer
Who knew we'd become
So bitter anti social
And brutal

I just wanna talk
And look in someones eyes
Have their complete attention
No technological competition
Enjoy every moment
Without documenting it's success
Love myself for me
Without comparing to
A staged and angled ideology

What ever happened to
Living in the moment
Whatever happened to
Life outside a snapshot
Watching tv without
Scrolling through a feed
Now I'm texting all my friends
None of them are
Standing in front of me

Reviews

[Karmee]

darn good question to ask.
Whatever happened? who really knows.
Enjoyable read

[kristen0928]

Thank you :)

[Mark Mendoza]

Speaking truth . longing for a connection . i enjoyed . thanks for sharing . my soul longs for connection as well

[kristen0928]

Thank you!

[Abigail Latoreno]

What an eye opener. We are so concerned of finding conformity and so distracted from the things that really matter. One should just put the phone down and see the beauty of life beyond the screens.

[kristen0928]

Thank you. I think that everyone just gets so caught up in the technological culture we're in and there's so much oversharing of the things that don't really matter. No one is truly connecting anymore on the things that matter. It's so frustrating sometimes, especially if you're actively trying to cultivate real bonds and relationships