The Mission Statement of the mid-20’s – a poem

A humorous but real poem about the battle between the desire human connection and discomfort with traditional interaction.

This poem is part of the Adulting poetry series. Read another poem in the series, Plenty of time for wasting.

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Knock knock…
Knock knock…
Knock knock…

Startled breath
Crouch inside
Make no sound
No signs of life
Heart beating fast
Loud enough to hear?
Oh no
Go away scary postwoman
“Don’t Know, Don’t Answer”
The mission statement of the mid-20s professional.

Knock knock…
Knock knock…
Knock knock…

Why so many knocks?
It’s not 1999 anymore
Doorbell with camera
Caller ID filtering
For suspiciously friendly neighbors
Human interaction on mobile only
Zoom preferred
Go away kind neighbor.

Footsteps loud
Footsteps quiet
Footsteps gone.

Deep breathe
So close
Just imagine
The conversation.
A conversation
In person.
Just imagine.

Better to be safe than sorry.
It’s not 1999 anymore.

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