Cell Phone Abusers -For Whine and Cheese

You’re at the intersection in your car,
that damn device held pressed against your ear.
You’re unaware, but we know who you are: 
the one away from whom we all will steer!

My class has barely started.  Suddenly,
inside the room is heard the strangest sound.
You leave - or worse - you talk right over me.
Is there no place a cell phone can’t be found?

I’m at the movies. Bleep, bleep, bleeping bleep.
Another one. . . and music starts to play!
And then you start conversing? Why, you creep,
you’re begging just to “make somebody’s day.”

Just turn it off!  You think we love your voice?
NO, Big Shot, we're just victims with no choice.


An oldie from July 31, 2011
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 9/24/2020 5:27:00 PM
When you wrote a Wine and Cheese poem for the contest this week, I thought I had seen it before, recently. It was this one! Almost, but not quite, haha!
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Date: 9/19/2020 10:36:00 PM
It's become even worse in the years since you wrote this amusing little rant. Now it's considered the norm to be interrupted by a call that "I've got to take", or eyes looking down every minute to see texts or tweets. Good write!
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Date: 8/15/2016 12:03:00 PM
Hi Andrea, Hey I need my cellphone to write my poems. So I have a right to abuse it lol! Congratulations on your funny write. It was well deserved: -) Alexis
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Date: 8/15/2016 10:47:00 AM
Hate them in a bar. No one ever looks up anymore, can't even have a conversation. Congratulations Andrea...
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Date: 8/15/2016 6:57:00 AM
Greetings Andrea. Congrats for your placement with this wonderful piece!! ;-)
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Date: 8/15/2016 6:43:00 AM
lol! You are so cute Andrea! Congrats on your placement sweet Andrea :)-luloo
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Date: 8/15/2016 6:24:00 AM
This is well said. Cell phone has broken the all etiquette... Congrats on your placement. :) Sunita
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Date: 8/15/2016 2:06:00 AM
You had me at the word "sonnet" on this one. Another example of your mastery. Great poem, Andrea, thank you so much for submitting. I'm grateful for having had the opportunity to read it. Aren't you glad the fad of having actual songs as the ring seems to have faded out? I remember walking through campus and hearing the most random coming from poeple's flip phones
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Date: 6/20/2014 10:44:00 PM
Andrea This is so cleverly written and true in a harsh but fun way. thank you for the great comment on my What I Gave poem. Hugs
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Date: 11/20/2012 10:39:00 AM
unlike your poetry which just gets better, your subject here, just gets worse...like this..
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Date: 8/31/2011 2:57:00 AM
Very true, cellphones have taken over, holding to mine as I type this..lol. Congratulation, Andrea.
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Date: 8/15/2011 12:03:00 AM
wow! you are a genius... this annoys me too....so here i am reading your sonnets... only to have an idea or two.... waiting to see if you are up or so.... okay..... maybe if you send me the sonnet. to my e-mail... i will have a better idea. On what it should look like... here is my e-mail... send it quick...lol.... apoetdestroyer@yahoo.com
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Date: 8/4/2011 11:19:00 PM
Hi Andrea, I agree but can you maybe forgive some of us "abusers" ,--I used to be on-call 24/7 and had to wear a pager everywhere I went and could not turn it off in case of hospital emergency, so maybe... maybe that is why some people have their cell phone on... sounds like I am making an excuse for them. Loved your poem. Take care Lee
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Date: 8/4/2011 10:26:00 PM
omg what is wrong Andrea? is all OK luv? my handy cell is always with me and always on .. charging on and off unless I am sleeping haha..then fully charging.. yahoo me..luv..
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Date: 8/3/2011 7:31:00 AM
Congratulations on your placement in Natalie's contest Andrea. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/3/2011 7:01:00 AM
congrats on your win in the contest cory
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Date: 8/3/2011 5:15:00 AM
yes we see it here too well, odious yappers caught in the spell, a yapper yappin, good treatment of the probby here:)
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Date: 8/2/2011 10:37:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Andrea. Excellent piece. Nice going. Thanks for your comments on my recent postings. luv Ralph
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Date: 8/2/2011 9:46:00 PM
Congrats Andrea on a stupendous win with this dynamo poetry my friend.. super like u..luv..
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Date: 8/2/2011 9:33:00 PM
Congratulations on the win in the contest of Natalie ,andrea
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Date: 8/2/2011 8:17:00 PM
Andrea-Love it and LOVE your ending-LOL!!! Congrats. on your win!
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Date: 8/2/2011 7:11:00 PM
A M E N !!!!!!!!! Cell phones have taken over the world.. And they are killing people on the roads. I hope you are having a great week my friend.
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Date: 8/2/2011 3:45:00 PM
I get so annoyed with cell phones. We cannot use them while driving and that is a good thing. But I have people talking to me and to the cell phone the same time. THAT i do mind. love phyl
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Date: 8/2/2011 3:37:00 PM
Ah, yes indeed! People who use their phones just about everywhere can totally make my day, >.0; sometimes one could indeed wish that they just chuck their phones for once... common courtesy does go out the window sometimes-- very witty sonnet you have here, you definitely made me relate to this soo well! Hmm I think you have written just about every topic in sonnet form, amazing! hugs to you :) & thank you for your sweet comments in my stone poem :D
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Date: 8/1/2011 12:58:00 PM
Very unique and perfect for the contest. Best wishes in the contest*cheers*
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