Cell Phone Zombies

Cell phone zombies walking with heads hanging down,
Eyes fixed on a cell phone, not looking around,
Bumping into things they don’t want to see,
Never looking up at you or at me.

I look around and what do I see?
A room packed full of cell phone zombies,
And all I hear is a chorus of beeps and zaps,
As they bloody their fingers on cell phone apps.

These zombies have forgotten how to communicate,
With spoken words, for they cannot relate,
They’ll text a person in the next chair,
And act like they aren’t even there.

No eye contact, it’s no longer needed,
All thinking is on the screen, they just have to read it,
In the future cell phone zombies will lose their voice,
Because they have made the choice,

To live happily in cyber space,
Never to speak to another human face,
And this is the scary part, for me, so far,
Is cell phone zombies driving cars!

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Peck Avatar
March 21, 2022 at 9:13 AM
Loved your poem, Timothy! Who knows: soon humans may lose their voices but grow really long, agile fingers :)
Mcguire Avatar
March 28, 2022 at 8:06 PM
Funny! Thanks ann.
Lillico  Avatar
March 21, 2022 at 6:04 AM
Congratulations, Timothy!!! Well thought well penned! Loved it! M.
Mcguire Avatar
March 28, 2022 at 8:07 PM
Thank you Margarita, the best to you and yours!
Alex Avatar
March 21, 2022 at 12:25 AM
Beautifully written on the issue. Congratulations!
Mcguire Avatar
March 28, 2022 at 8:07 PM
Thank you, Christuraj.
Allison Avatar
January 13, 2019 at 1:33 PM
its so scary Timothy unable to communicate except through the use of technology - worked in a school and at break the kids would sit next to eachother texting:-( now the phones are banned except at break and lunchtimes but how successful that is I don't know:-( hugs Jan xx
Mcguire Avatar
January 17, 2019 at 8:53 PM
You are right Jan thanks
Cunningham Avatar
July 27, 2018 at 10:00 AM
When I was at work I used to see the schoolkids like you describe, heads down and thought in years to come humans will be born with bent necks and slim fingers lol
Mcguire Avatar
July 27, 2018 at 11:17 AM
Sad but true Tom.
Gauthier Avatar
July 7, 2018 at 5:19 PM
Yes welcome to cyber space. Great description of this faceless generation, Timothy.
Mcguire Avatar
July 12, 2018 at 3:09 AM
I saw a video of a woman driving a motorcycle with no hands while texting.
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