Together but Alone

A mother and her child
They are sitting inside a coffee shop
Eating their favorite desserts
Yet living outside the moment

They looked down
Glanced at their phone
Scrolling through the feed
Turning to strangers’ updates

The precious moment
Turned into silence
It’s a date
But it seems like they are separate

They chose to comment on their friend’s posts
Rather than talk to each other
They prefer to react to someone’s photo
Rather than appreciate each other’s lives

No more connection
Their minds are inside a superficial world
Yes they sit together
But it seems like they are both alone