Not Just a Screen

You say we are ‘lazy’, ‘soft’, ‘don’t care’, ‘ungrateful’. You don’t see the hours we spend
Studying late, memorizing formulas, writing essays, solving problems,
Trying to be everything you expect us to be. 
Trying to get your validation  

All you notice is the phone in our hands. 
You don’t see the notes. 
The deadlines. 
The effort behind every ‘scroll’ or ‘like’.

No matter how many hours we spend doing everything you ask, 
The moment the phone is in our hands, it’s all you ever see. 

But we are not lazy. 
We’re not invisible. 
We are always trying to be what you want us to be. 
We have a voice, even if you ignore it. 
And one day,
You’ll wish you’d been listening all along.