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“A Plea to Teens” by Mrs. Grigely, 7 th grade Language Arts teacher
Put down the phone
Look into the mirror
And see your Authentic Self.
No filters
No comparisons
No need for likes that only
temporarily fill the void.
Embrace your Uniqueness;
No one can duplicate
What shines from Within
Put down the phone
You hold the Pen
To define what is Valued;
Don’t forfeit that to others.
1,043 followers
Yet you still feel alone.
Turn to the Friend Right Here
Look into actual Eyes
Laugh out loud for Real
Put down the phone
Let go of the negative comments
That feed off of your Self Worth
Like bottom dwellers that never get full.
They hide behind the screen
And project their sadness
Onto the willing recipients
Diminishing your Light
Usurping your Power
Put down the phone
Be Here.
Embrace the Now.
Our Time slips
Right through our fingers
Into the device that stares back
with soulless artificial light.
Turn your face to the Sky
Breathe in the Natural Moment
Holding onto it as your Own, with no need to share.
Put down the phone,
Please.
You Are So Much More.