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Engagement means something different (2014)

Trapped behind the screen of a screen.
A second thought next to machine.
This is the future,
soldiers of the system,
procreators of the detached.
The wisest of the bookers tapping, tapping until completely oblivious of the real world.
I have seen my partner's, and my own, addiction to the device increase rapidly in three years.
I have seen technology advance since my infancy at an alarming rate.
I've seen sensationalised advertising, to draw people into caring for people, failing.
I've seen online petitions work.
I've seen intensity rapidly become stale water.
I've given up my right to being enough as a flesh and blood woman, not to some perfected version of the female form, to internet forums, idle chatter, panda videos and idealised versions of the self.
I grow weary of being second.
I grow weary of relying on characters on a screen and idle chatter, panda videos and cartoon sweets to keep me company.
I grow weary of longing for engagement, from myself and from him.
I long for rebellion, not reboot.
Written by ImperfectedStone (The Gardener)
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