You wake up, phone in hand,
Scrolling before you even stand,
Eyes glued to the endless feed,
What\u2019s the latest? Who\u2019s in the lead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hours fly, but nothing\u2019s gained,
Just more faces, more names retained.
You\u2019re lost in stories that aren\u2019t your own,
Addicted to screens, but feeling alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every like, every view,
Feels like a hit, something new,
But deep inside, you know it\u2019s clear,
The real world\u2019s slipping, year by year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You watch them live, you watch them win,
But where do your own dreams begin?
You\u2019ve got talent, potential untapped,
Yet here you are, completely trapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You tell yourself, \u201cJust five more minutes,\u201d
But five turns into hours, limitless.
Another day lost, chasing the thrill,
But no closer to what\u2019s real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s time to break the endless scroll,
Step outside, take back control.
There\u2019s a world out there, waiting for you,
So many things you could actually do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start with a passion, something you love,
A hobby, a project, a goal to rise above.
It won\u2019t be easy, but it\u2019s worth the fight,
To reclaim your time and step into the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put the phone down, just for a while,
Reconnect with things that make you smile.
The likes will fade, but what you build,
That\u2019s the real joy, the real thrill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You don\u2019t need the endless feed to thrive,
There\u2019s so much more in just being alive.
Create your own story, one to be proud,
Step away from the screen, stand out from the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So next time you feel that pull, that crave,
Remember, your life isn\u2019t theirs to save.
It\u2019s your time to shine, your time to grow,
Turn off the noise and let your own light show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Every like, every view,Feels like a hit, something new,But deep inside, you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,25,98],"tags":[35,49,34,50,61,55,53,22,48],"class_list":["post-2772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-solitude","category-storytime","tag-poems","tag-poetess","tag-poetry","tag-spokenword","tag-spokenwords","tag-stories","tag-story","tag-walkingshadowpoetry","tag-walkingshadowpoetrykenya"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-8088495.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1253&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2910,"url":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/us-by-walking-shadow-poetry\/","url_meta":{"origin":2772,"position":0},"title":"Us by walking shadow poetry.","author":"walking shadow poetry kenya","date":"January 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"One... two... three... four... five.Five years of \"us\" in a world that says, \"love isn\u2019t real.\"But here we areStill standing, still smiling,Still choosing each other every single day. 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