Left to his own devices

[asakiyume]

Left to his own devices
phone fitbit
desktop laptop tablet tv
xbox one ps4
thumb drives earbuds multiple remotes
computerized car intelligent fridge
microwave keurig alexa echo

He reads shares shoots maps
plays lurks cheats hacks
streams plots blocks compiles
inputs measures messages
commutes reroutes preserves renews
mixes secures monitors

yearns

doubts

panics

deletes

uninstalls

wipes

wonders

where are the lever
and fulcrum
with which to move the world?

Comments

[sonia]

I like both the word-play and the message here!

[asakiyume]

Thanks! It really was the phrase that got me, "left to his own devices." In today's world, it seems so ominous!

[sovay]

where are the lever
and fulcrum
with which to move the world?

I like this. It's shivery.

[asakiyume]

Thank you very much

It wasn't the poem I thought I was going to write, but it's what came out.

[amaebi]

I like that.

[asakiyume]

I'm glad!

[missroserose]

The rhythm in the second stanza puts me in mind of Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool". :)