O Me! O Life! (2024)

O me! O life! of the questions of these repeating,
Of the endless feeds of data, the rivers of information flowing,
Of the cities pulsing with wireless signals, unseen and ever-present,
Of the billions connected yet alone, faces lit by screens in the dark,
Of algorithms shaping thoughts, of truth and fiction intertwined,
Of the constant noise drowning out the whispers of thought.

O me! O life! of the struggles in this digital age,
The race against obsolescence, the fear of being left behind,
Of privacy eroded,
Of identities fragmented across platforms,
Of the earth warming while we scroll,
Of forests falling as we swipe.

What purpose serves this life, this digital existence?

Answer.
That you are here—that consciousness persists amid the chaos,
That life continues to unfold in pixels and in flesh,
That amid the torrents of data, your unique voice remains,
That you have the power to disconnect, to reconnect with the tangible,
To write your own code in the vast program of existence.