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Citywide Advisory on the Rising Incidence of Loneliness

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By Sara WilsonPublished about 11 hours ago β€’ 1 min read
Citywide Advisory on the Rising Incidence of Loneliness
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Attention all, a hush has spread across the world

its cause identified as screens that never sleep

Your devices glow like watchful eyes beside your bed

and the silence they create grows deep

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Reports confirm constant scrolling drains the day

though signals stay strong and everything seems fine

Connections waver, thinning out along the way

until the heart and soul walk a lonely line

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Effective now, all citizens are urged to leave their rooms

to walk outside where unfiltered breezes roam

Ride bicycles without a single ping or buzz

let the nature around you call you back home

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Dinner parties are recommended weekly by the Board

with phones surrendered to a drawer for safekeeping

Conversations may feel awkward at the start

but warmth returns while laughter’s leaping

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If hearing someone’s real voice startles you at first

stand steady as the moment passes by

This is a normal symptom of prolonged device exposure

and it fades away the more you try

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Remember, parks remain available for human use

their pathways built for footsteps, not social media feeds

The city still welcomes your presence in its streets

and nature has something waiting to fulfill your needs

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This concludes the formal notice filed today

though one unofficial line must still be read

loneliness thrives not from lack of connection

but from living through a screen instead

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About the Creator

Sara Wilson

I love Ugly Things.

I try and be active AND interactive.

I write... whatever I feel.

Sometimes it's happy.. sometimes it isn't. But it's real. And it's me.

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  • Calvin Londonabout 9 hours ago

    Lover it, Sara. We have all become slaves to the mobile phone and technology. All the pastimes that mattered seem to have disappeared.

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout 11 hours ago

    "If hearing someone’s real voice startles you at first" Omgggg, of we ever reach this stage, we're a lost cause. Loved your poem!

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