Webs of Text

We live our lives

In webs of text

Checking out who got married next

Intricate are these webs

That we surround ourselves with

We can be anyone within them

So much subterfuge

Makes us forget who we really are

As Instagram buzzes with the next cool photo

We forget to breathe fresh air

We strike keys instead of meeting in real life

Coz Facebook is so entertaining

Gossip on  tap

When did this happen and how?

When did we get swallowed up by webs of text

That we chose to wallow in

While outside the world spins madly on?

What makes us so afraid to leave the house

Without our smartphones?

The web of text engulfs us

While out there our life flashes by

And we sleep in a cocoon of lies

While time flies

The Bilge Master