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Even the breath

trapped inside

knows

it must come out

So when a human being

begins to believe

he is greater than everything

sometimes

he needs to be shaken awake

Oh

He woke with a start

pulled the AR glasses

from his eyes

and stared around in disbelief

Inside that enormous field of vision

he had seen himself

standing close to death

A device

that can make me feel this much

might one day turn

my reality into a dream

and my imagination

into reality

I am not the only one

living in two worlds

There are many of us

But how would the person

inside that digital world know

that little by little

he is travelling farther

from himself

Perhaps the day is not far away

when sitting with another human being

away from every electronic device

will become a rare privilege

That is it

From today

I am putting this headset

and this phone aside

Then his phone rang

He answered it

and talked

for hours

Oh look at that

The battery has already died

Now I need to charge it again

He plugged it in

waited for a while

then checked it

I should not charge it too much

It might damage the battery

There

it has enough charge now

Maybe I will watch

one film in VR

No

Leave it for today

one part of his mind whispered

But another part

grew restless

His fingers twitched

His eyes longed

for that familiar light

So he placed the headset

over his eyes again

A colourful screen

burst into life

And he forgot his hunger

He forgot the time

Then slowly

he forgot

himself