Doomscrolling 

Time should be more precious than this, 
Captivated by quick-fire artifice. 
Relinquishing this most precious commodity.
Dopamine receptors’ promiscuity 

Is to blame;
Old man evolution abdicates his reign 
- resigned to the fact the game has changed - 
Too slow to retain 
It’s value as a means to protect our claim 
To be superior yet, 
Now we’re outpaced by tech 

Advances into areas unknown, 
To the delight of bad actors who’ll enter your home, 
Setting traps in every room. 
So you can’t then moan 
When your fridge or your tele decide to enthrone 
A microscopic digital child of our own,  

Who’ll put an end to it all.

And, with us gone,

Time

Will re-commit

To

A

Dead

Slow

Crawl.