Be dark, o television screen
And silent.
Cell phone, answering machine
Stop your blinking.
I need time to do my thinking.

Be still computer.
Don't interrupt my thoughts.
I need to contemplate,
To put order to my thoughts.

What hath man wrought
That feels it ought
To penetrate my time,
My waking hours,
Curtail my reading time,
My solitude?

Peace comes with logoff.com.

Lisa Herrala-daCunha