Fully Present

I was happy enough to have an iPhone.
All the cool kids do.
The first year I used it as a phone.

But now that I have tasted the joy
Of frequent contact via email and text
No matter where I am,
How hard to let that go.

One man said, “Wherever I am,
I want to be fully present.
I don’t check my phone
When I’m with people.”
(I’m not sure how he writes himself notes.)

I am not that present.
But out of love for the ones I’m with,
I would like to be.