What did you come here for?
by Jonathan Becedas
What did you come here for?
To be in front of the screen
while they program
your brain,
while they steal
your thoughts,
while they imprison
your freedom?
To waste
your limited time
while they sell you
things you don’t need,
things that you think
you want?
Turn it off!
It was not invented for that.
What did you come here for?
To feel the earth
under your feet,
the wind
on your skin,
the sun
on your face,
the rain
on the palms of your hands.
What did you come here for?
To start,
to play,
to love,
to be loved,
to learn,
to know,
to be known,
to laugh,
to feel,
to live …
Dammit!
Turn off the screen,
before you are formatted,
and go
outside.