Notifications

I used to get excited 
By that tiny little ping
That call for my attention 
The sound that draws me in

It could be friends or family 
Or a message from my love 
Or maybe advertising 
A chance to buy more stuff

There’s more to life than waiting 
On the whim of another’s call
A whole wide world of beauty 
If I could only see it all

So I turned off notifications 
And detoxed from my screen 
I’m living in the moment 
In a world I’ve hardly seen

And yes my phone is with me
As ever by my side
But I use it when I want to
Not pulled from far and wide