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.

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