We’ve forgotten that laughter is the best medicine
And smiling the greatest morphine
That a simple “Hello” can start a friendship
And an “I’m sorry” can end a fight
Instead our social networks define friend
The mere click of a mouse declares a relationship
And our identities are fabricated the way writers create their characters
The image stitched together by the lies the avatar weaves.

We’ve forgotten how to use pencil and paper
The feeling of rough parchment between our hands
How to circle and cross
How to crumble and throw
(You know that’s how we became so good at basketball).
Instead we use a computer
Our fingers too liberal with the delete button as we erase ideas and words that maybe didn’t sound sot good then, but latter had the capacity, the possibility to be something great.

We’ve forgotten the sincerity of love
A word that was once mightier than any god
And emotion that defied all odds
It is now merely a myth
A legend told far too many times
And so when you say “I love you”
I know that the truth in your words can be measured by a grain of rice.