A reminder 📲
For A Doomscroller
Cranes are for origami,
not your neck,
so unfold yourself
from your own reflection
and listen
up:knock it off.
The world will not cease
to turn
if you aren’t viewing its mess
on Twitter.
Look: Is it turning?
Breathe: Smell the rain?
Listen to what’s happening. Taste
the peppermint tea.Touch the unplugged things and feel
the electricity of reality. You are here.Look away from the doppler radar,
and turn to your garden to plant
a few seeds before the rain hits.
There are a million metaphors.Pick one,
and put down the phone.
I’m inching my way back into doomscrolling, even though I’ve found so many new delightful hobbies that ignite my mind and make me forget my phone for hours at a time. Anyone have any tips??