Diary of a Programmer 07
my cat used to look me in the eye
while he took a shit in the litter
box but not anymore because
my ex-girlfriend settled down with
him into the Disney romance
she always wanted two car garage
house and babies with a ring on
her finger
swiping up and down left and right
just like me all the way in the EU
every day
there’s the potential for that gay feeling
when likes come pouring in
after she grams a scant photo from the beach
like a juicy meal for the thirsty feed while I rustle
up meat and potatoes shut off
my phone dead on certain evenings
not because I’m getting too much attention
but because the alert says I’m over four hours
on Reddit thus
I’ve learned I have to disconnect
whereas she she
learned from an early age to selectively mute
unwanted stares whistles notifications dms
dick pics rolling in from about the age of thirteen
and even though she is able to balance
online offline now better than me
it wasn’t ever really a choice was it