The Hollow It Fills

It is not enough

just to close

the tab

but to understand

the hollow

it tries to fill

inside you.

You do not have to

understand the science

of the dopamine trap,

the neural pathways

carved like canyons,

but have a sense

of the ache

you are trying

to silence.

What is starving

for connection.

If every person

facing that screen

could offer themselves

the kindness

they seek in pixels;

the grace,

the understanding,

the unconditional acceptance,

using the tools of

patience

presence

compassion

curiosity,

they could

reclaim

the light.