The flickering screens
sit on my desk
lay close at hand
to interact lingers in my mind.

Like a drug
I seek the dopamine hit
it lures me in
keeps me coming back for more.

Like an insect
I am enticed by its blue light
disrupting, distracting
probably killing a small part of my soul.

It is courage that I seek
self-control
to resist the urge to check,
to break the affirmation addiction.

Gotta change the need to a want.

The compulsion to a choice.