The Lure of the Small Screen
A Poem on Instant Gratification
Digital technology, particularly with the advent of Artificial Intelligence, has created the need for immediate responses to messages and posts.
Like it or not (not so much for me) instant gratification is here to stay. It guides our behaviours, but we can control how we respond to it.
And one of the best ways is to harness it with a poem.
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The small screen glimmers, with a siren call,
A blaring notification—immediate, fleeting.
Aroma of smoked turkey, basted, barely savored.
Then chocolate’s sugar rush, sweet but already fading.
Tap the screen—a magic touch, craving more with each pass.
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About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (5)
Loving it!!!❤️❤️💕
Hehehehehehehe my favourite was the chocolate. Loved your poem+
Nicely done!
Well done, Michelle!
This made me hungry