Iriscreen

it is much simpler

to pick up my phone

and lose the colors of my iris

for a moment.. or 10

of peaceful wander

my eyes do not care

if I am working or scrolling

but only that something is interesting

not significant enough to remember,

but significant enough to keep my weakened attention span

work can wait

everything can wait

but why wait if we all die

my least favorite way to die would be on my phone, but about 20% of my day is being voluntarily offered to an inanimate screen

i can feel myself slipping,

rotting even

i can feel mind fog

quickly settle to a puddle

dissipate into nothing important

while the cloud still creeps

the shit I need to get done still follows me

perhaps if I abolish

my attention span will return to me

like a voided letter in the mail