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Epidemic of Emptiness

August 13, 2014
By poetic_ink GOLD, Naperville, Illinois
poetic_ink GOLD, Naperville, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-<br /> I took the one less traveled by, <br /> And that has made all the difference. <br /> -Robert Frost


I am ashamed of myself
for becoming
one of "them"-
allowing myself to
dwindle away-
my soul cascading into
an abyss of emptiness-
technological advancements
destroying the idea of effort
that fills our minds-
leaving behind a hollow,
unintelligent lump of organs
without contribution
of meaning in our-
inevitably-
meaningless lives-
we must cease
to change worlds-
for all we do is consume them-
we must begin
to lift hearts-
for if all of life
is being hurtled towards oblivion
we must make the best of Love
before it, too,
is devoured by this
epidemic of emptiness


The author's comments:
Many people these days are living their lives on their phones or computers, even to the point of losing their social abilities. The internet is known to increase feelings of depression in people, like a disease.

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