Poem: Do More than Just Touch Grass

Go outside
into the sunlight
Feel the breeze
on your skin
the warm sunlight
dazzle your eyes
Touch the grass
with your palms
and the dirt
under your fingernails.

There is a world
outside your window
away from the
electronic screens.
Keyboard warriors
on the constant fight
for their causes
some noble and just
others with a massive
chip in their shoulder.

Pixels are just that
models and light
that tell a story
that touch the hearts
and souls of all
that experience them.
Some might relate
to the struggles and trials
in their daily lives--
there's no harm in that.

At the end of the day
when the power is out
and it is 'Game Over'
the real world beckons
What matters is your character
not on the screen
but within yourself.
How you treat others
what you do outside
it reflects who you really are
on the inside.