POEM // Digital Dementia By Sue Ellson Text, audio and description at https://sueellson.com/blog/digital-dementia-poem I saved the file I copy / pasted the text I screenshot an item I forgot what was next I backed up my device I added files to the cloud I protected it with security I forgot to read aloud I put appointments in my calendar I still need text reminders I don’t make commitments I forget to turn up with flowers In a digital world We outsource our mind to a device We assume it works better than our brain But it traps us like a vice We forget our own capacity For thought, word and deed Our body responds with illness To bring us back to reality Our internal compass knows Where the truth really lies To truly be in our society We need to divert our eyes Let’s move away from a screen And focus on our vision Technology is only a tool But cannot replace intuition Our soul is our truth Digital is a myth Dementia is a symptom Of focus gone adrift Let’s release our grip On technology tools Let’s re-group and re-ground And re-shine like jewels This poem was triggered by a comment in this video from the Diary of a CEO podcast with Jim Kwik and Steven Bartlett called ‘The Memory Expert: Do You Want A Perfect Memory?‘ on 26 June 2023 on ‘digital dementia‘ at 00:11:08 #digitaldementia #digitaldementiapoem #SueEllson #SueEllsonPoem #poem #poetry #trulybe