Mother Screen
Collection: Subtlety
Penned By: Roudrav
Concept By: Shalini
Design By: Sumaiya
I’ve seen on social media, writers in bunch,
Lamenting on technology over a quick lunch.
Quarreling and speculating in so many ways,
How people have become ‘tech-crazy’ these days.
And some time back, I used to be a part,
Of this topic that is this poem’s heart.
But today, I’m flying to celebrate a friend’s childbirth,
And IVF gave that mother a life and its mirth.
While flying for 3 hours I could only think,
Isn’t this all technology that keeps us in sync ?
They say that it destroys relations to the core,
Drifts people apart, abandonment and more.
But they don’t realise how a Mother feels within,
When she sees her child over a video call screen.
They don’t understand a Father’s relieved sigh,
When his child receives the money he sent in the blink of an eye.
They can’t comprehend that Brother’s utter bliss,
When he’s able to arrive in 2 hours to surprise his Sis.
Isn’t it all technology itself, but in different forms ?
But the writers won’t portray this, as it defies their norms.
They write how technology has broken more connections,
And publish it on social media to reach widespread nations.
The likes they get assures them, that talent is their pride,
And from the open truth, all they do is run away and hide.
Today I realized this and soon others will get the buzz,
Technology doesn’t madden, it’s the need of approval that does.
Their lack of acceptance does, be it big or small,
And their inner emptiness is the biggest reason of them all.
-Shalini & Roudrav