Living his life
like the boy
in the bubble,
staying in his room
to keep out of trouble.
Immersed in his
online games,
that I neither
understand
or could explain.
Talking to friends
he may never meet
even if they were
to pass by
on the street.
Social anxiety
has him in its hold
and he can’t escape
no matter
what he’s told.
What the solution is
I cannot figure out,
but what I’d give
to hear him shout.
I related to this because I have two grandsons who are captive to “social anxiety” and seem unable to escape. I am excited when I have a chance to “hear them shout!” It may mean they have escaped the prison of social media and are at last “let out!”
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