paradoxes
the past year
has been good
and bad
and full of
paradoxes
i was liberated
from my ambitions
and yet trapped
in self pity and doubt
i felt isolated
from the real world
and yet connected
to my family
i met more people
on zoom and google hangout
and yet felt exhausted
by the digital fatigue
i found efficiencies
in virtual care
remote working
digital collaboration and
online shopping
and yet felt frustrated.
at being deprived of
hand shakes
hugs
post-it notes and
white boards
i am grateful
for what
i have been able to do
with technology
and yet i am convinced
technology should never
replace human interaction
during the past year
i paid my bills
by researching
human computer interactions
and paid my dues
to the society
by writing poetry
in the company of family
i found comfort
and yet in the confines
of the home
i experienced restlessness
i discovered
i can cover more ground
at a slower pace
be happier with less and
be a better person
without an agenda
in the past
i was driven to
help change the world
with disruptive innovation
in the future
i want to
help heal the world
by encouraging
human capacity for
curiosity compassion and
creativity
i miss the past
because i am used to it
and yet
i don’t want the future
to be what
the past used to be
i don’t know
what my future will be
and i know
that it will be
more humane
more mindful
more tranquil
more driven by
our humanity
than technology
