Laptops, tablets, mobile phones
Facebook, Instagram, snapchat,
PlayStation, Twitter, IMO, WordPress
Relentless, frenzied
everyday everywhere
Images, voices, gaming
Relentless, all the time
No peace, my consciousness beastly with
Information from all sorts, by all sorts
Relentless, frenzied everyday everywhere
New forms of arrest, enforced captivity,
For all, by all, with all and on all.
Windowless prisons, of the mind and body!
But now my freedom I need.
Sheltered mind, unclogged spirit
The new 6-pack for the subconscious
My mind, Cloistered must be free
Of all junk parlayed as news
From all manner of gossip packaged as social media.
Wo, tu mi sile jo!*
Sit by the brook, unwind by force
Sleep by the dozens
No more insomniac for gadgets.
Listen to the sound of my breathing;
Yawn for no other reason but leisure – yeah!
Release my brain from pressure so severe, it hurts.
Be by myself, into myself, then Outward
Towards He whose Love I got before
I know how to love. Peace floods in …
Merry to the mind, good for the flesh.
Yes, more like a quiet time by the sea side.
Overwhelming feeling, my solitude;
comforting, rejuvenating, hopefully lasting.
{* Free me and let me be!}
© April 2016. Adewale Adeniji