I am stuck in a prison

A prison that is not visible to me

The chains I do not see

Where the walls wage wars of withdrawal

 

I hold the key that locks me here in my hands

It calls out notifications, orders

It never lets me free

I’m conditioned to hold it close to me

 

This captivity we have created

A world where we obey

Technology that have manipulated

This authority seems like it is here to stay

 

Everyone is distant

Lost without an identity

Yes, we keep in contact

But the contact lacks intimacy

 

We no longer keep in touch

I know you are still there,

In another prison cell

Controlled by your own guard

 

I see your status update

We have a conversation with limit

Our words feel fake and scripted

We are both stuck in our own solitary confinement

 

I am stuck behind my bars

They are stuck behind theirs

We never seem to be able to leave

Ruled by an artificial higher entity, it seems

 

Our prison is in our own hands

No one to blame

For the technology, we have created

Is but our own shame

 

A creation we wont let go

And always follow

The prison we wont leave

Even when we know we can so

 

How come I don’t give up this social construct enslavement?

Why does this controlment continue?

I want my past life back, but

I am stuck in a prison