Augmented

This is how the first humans lived.
Sound of bird, sound of trees,
sound of night passing
like a traveller through
the forest, whistling,
at her own pace, moon looking over
like a friend.

We pay for hard-earned vacations,
getting advised to take trips
to places we are originally from.
Original Birthplace hidden
behind Original Sightseeing Buttons.

The earth trembles, now often,
shudders, craving memory
of trees and another time,
history that is forgotten like extinct species, 
un-heard like fallen trees 
in forests, stories that disappeared like 
early morning dew from afternoon leaves.

The promise lingering
in hi-res Windows wallpapers
threatens to be only dream,
only 3D, only augmented
reality.

4/11/15