Constantly entertained
How often do you hear
The wind whirl
See leaves swirl
As thoughts go unremarked
The engine searches at speed
While the mind slows to stop
Switched on to switch off
Images dance across as fairytales
What happens next?
Record, play, pause, stop
What was just missed?
Constantly distracted life goes on
-Camille Delaquise
This poem appears in Behind the Facade, Camille’s debut contemporary poetry collection. Constantly entertained speaks to the erosion of presence in a distracted age — a life so saturated by noise and motion that the quiet intelligence of the world passes by unnoticed.