Phone alarm pierces though my sleep
Texts to look at before I get out of bed.
Emails snare my attention, breakfast can wait.
Someone has posted their perfect scrambled eggs press
"like"
The sun creeps red through my window
pictures must be taken to
"share"
Outside I see a sallow youth
staring intensely at his screen.
He steps out into the road.
Perfect scrambled eggs.
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Author:
Philip (
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- Comment from author about the poem: So many people are ruled by their mobile phone. I am glad to say that I am not. I hope you enjoy this little warning.
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Yes, very true. We had a kid get hit by a train and killed because he was distracted while walking on the tracks home. Very sad and good warning Phil.
How gruesome. Excellent..
This verse explains so well what can happen when attention is taken elsewhere. A warning indeed Phil.
So very true. One Sunday morning I caught a train to London and on the station there were sixteen people and all except me were doing someting on their mobile 'phones.
It happened near here as well. A young girl struck down while on her phone and with earphones in. So sad. I hope you reach many that will heed your warning. - Phil A.
Too much technology, not enough humanity. 1984 is coming. Ear phones in, eyes on the screen, dead in the street, "scrambled eggs." Wake up people!! Great poem, great message. - Phil A.
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