Living Online

Childhood habit
of sitting
in a rolling chair, I’m captured
by the arms
of addiction.
Entranced by
the blue light
of a computer screen.
Worlds collide, active
online, I’m desolate in person,
weight gained, posture
lost.
Power outage
reboots the router, game
over.
Hours wasted
while my muscles
waste away.

Deann Davidson has a Bachelor’s Degree in Creative Writing from California State University, Northridge. She writes dystopian, fantasy, and horror short stories, as well as poetry. She can often be found with a book in one hand and coffee in the other.