Pounding and pounding and pounding,
Has been my head,
Lately I can’t seem to get out of bed,
Laying for hours,
Phone in hand scrolling,
Uncomfortable,
Knowing I want to stop,
But I keep going,
Minutes to hours,
Then shifts like I am working,
Attention span shot,
While my duties in life are lurking,
Found a new rabbit hole,
In the sunken place,
But I am not falling,
I am digging in,
I seem to can’t help myself,
I can fight against the crowd,
Most people want me to be fitting in,
Be like them,
Attention is luxury,
Desires and mental health,
Time to go shopping,
Attention span on X,
In minutes I am fiending,
I might stop,
But I don’t want to,
I might as well continue leaning in.
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