Bare screen
In the land of buzzing screens and connection’s flow
Where WhatsApp messages like rivers ebb and grow
I found myself adrift in a tale untold
Lost in the realm where electricity had been switched to cold.

A dark cloud loomed as power faded away
Silencing my phone casting shadows astray
No charging cords to keep my device alive
In this digital age I felt a part of me deprived.

Hours turned into a day worry etched on my face
Imagining my lover’s concern my friends’ restless pace
How they’d wonder my absence a puzzle unsolved
Their messages left unseen their hearts maybe dissolved.

As the sun dipped below the horizon’s crest
Electricity returned filling the air with zest
With trembling hands I powered my phone anew
Hoping to find bundles of love from the few.

But to my dismay the screen remained bare
Not a single notification not a message to share
The realization hit me like a thunderous tide
How insignificant my absence had been deep inside
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