In nearly every room of our home
There is a shrine that we diligently praise
Sacrifices of time and attention for hours and days
Televisions, tablets, and phones, we hold ever so near and dear
Reflections of our deepest dreams and manifestations of darkest fears
News, entertainment, video games, even sports in our basement!
Slowly over time somehow became a sufficient replacement
For God, spirituality, values, and conversation
Now one’s expression is limited to headlines, characters and punctuation!
Meme’s, hashtags, and social media philosophy
The future’s doomed: an emoji will probably be our only prophesy!