Touching Not Feeling

Touching Not Feeling

A Poem by Madeline

What is this illness I see? 
This misdemeanor so often committed,
Of touching not feeling.
Moments once felt with passion, with awe
Now barely touched with the snap of a camera, or tap of a keyboard.
The quiet, still reverence beheld of wonder
May be glanced at for seconds
Before you must tend to the vital business of tweeting it, instagramming it, facebooking it...
We touch but do not feel, 
In pursuit of recognition, attention, permanence.
Transitory moments forbidden, solitude feared.
This is the age of touching not feeling, 
Of surface encounters.

© 2014 Madeline


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I really like this poem, pretty mind opening.

Posted 9 Years Ago


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MAC
two very lost arts....writing letters and the actual art of feeling.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Very true, relationships have changed so much. Social interactions are not what they used to be.


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JC
very well said and true... I often find myself remembering the days of freedom, when computers were things my more nerdy friends used to play addictive games on, now I am in that realm of addiction, sometimes a cool wind blows through the window, the sound of rain, and I think of breaking free of this cage...great poem.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Madeline

10 Years Ago

Well said..you got what I was saying. Why can't we just enjoy experiences and be satisfied with just.. read more
JC

10 Years Ago

this has inspired me to do so...and I will!

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Added on October 29, 2014
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