5 Geezuz
I asked her how she felt about 5G
she said it might be
the new heaven and earth
of which Jesus spoke…
everything so nice
a real virtual paradise
smart TV’s
camera phones
electric cars
surveillance drones
artificial and
emotional intelligence
unconscious streaming
on demand
I took a sip of my high-buck latte
and told her we’d die just in time
if we’re lucky
She said it’s too late for that
come back to bed
it’s memory foam
I’ll make you forget
About the Author: Stew is a part-time wordsmith who has more words than he knows what to do with. Sometimes he uses the extras for poetry, celestial navigation, or target practice. He has worked on farms, fishing boats, and in factories. He’s skilled at mistakes, guilty by association, and suffers from occasional bouts of inspiration. He is working on a cure.
Image Credit: Carol M. Highsmith “Power lines dominate the skyscape above Flagstaff in northern Arizona” (2018) The Library of Congress
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