The Solitary Browser

by G Swaminathan

The world is at your fingertips

I am surprised

In this digital age and

Era of communication

Where anyone could

Reach out to anyone

Personally through

Voice mail, video chat

Skype and Google talk

Facebook and Instagram

Twitter and emails

Love and hatred

Cross quick and sharp

Publicity as well as perversity

Spreads like wildfire

Good or bad

There are as many

‘likes’ as ‘dislikes’

Emotions are

Expressed with emoticons

In every message as add-ons

No age or caste bars

A smartphone takes

One worldwide

With visuals and snaps

Yet people feel lonely

Left out longing for

Something that is

Elusive and puzzling

How can one be alone

Amidst this surfeit

Of news, gossips, discourses

Music, visuals and messages

But, that is because

Anything in excess is

Bound to become clichéd

The personal touch

In all these are just

Words and not souls

No wonder after a while

One feels ‘lone’ and ‘left out’

Notwithstanding all

These verbal rains and storms

Yes, it is true that

Emoticons bring us closer

Yet true Emotions keep us separate!

02-Nov-2018

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