Multitasking Poem by RIC BASTASA

your body finally succumbs
to sickness of multitasking

talking and listening at the same
time to two or more persons
behind and infront of you

the lack of sincerity
and full attention to a thing
a person
hurt because you have to use
not just a face

not just a hand but too many hands
doing many things
at the same time too many minds
thinking so many thoughts
all at once

after all you are no superman
you are just
the simple man trying to be
much better
than yourself

the body weakens
the mind surrenders
you need sleep
and be away for once
from this ever demanding world

of pretenses