My Technology 2010
My terrestrial tv
is on the blink
all I can see are
black and white stripes
winking back at me
My computer is slow
20 minutes to set up
before the connection
even shows -
my impatience grows
Cassettes in the car glove box
and clunky manual gear stick
manual winding of windows
from the door and maps
on the car floor
My mobile phone
is a chunky brick
It might take your call,
but not your pic
and don’t ask me to text
- next !
My landline phone
is connected to the home socket
and is suitably big enough,
to fit inside a giants’ pocket
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Published by Forward Press in the anthology
'Under Starlight Sky : A Collection of Poetry'
