Signal to Noise - Poem

This seemed apropos if nothing given that the world is more connected than ever with so many possibilities and so many competing to be the one to take on those possibilities. There's a lot of 'noise' to contend with in so many wanting to be heard, seen, and recognized.

Signal to Noise

"Can you hear me?"

they all cried out at once.

"I've tweeted and blogged, 

shared and liked and even put it up on YouTube."

There's too much noise and 

flashes and  ads, pop-ups, surveys,

and links to explore.

I can't help it, I get lost indoors.

Look here! Look here!

and off I go. Chasing thoughts

and dreams and promises aplenty.

"Can you hear me now?"

Amid the electronic din

and crackle and hiss and

ding, and click... Still lost

and my voice is fading fast.

It's too much to shout

with so many shouting.

They've tweeted and blogged,

shared and liked, and

even put it up on YouTube.

Perhaps we'll soon all go deaf.

As an additional bonus- Words by Missing Persons