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Disengagement (of the modern world)

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Swipe left
Swipe right.

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and back.
Missed announcement,
Not even a like,
or a comment.
Friends’ news?
Did you really,
even read it?

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wry smile
if we’re lucky.
Most likely, blank face
—a disinterested gaze.

Journies end,
and batteries drained
Knowledge learned,
engagement given.
Nothing.