Outer Land and Back
Line to Outer Land, and back
Secret messages passed
Upon tiny color screens
Reminders at awkward moments
Cause neighbor's troubled frown
Urgent power lunch exchanges,
While text messaging lovers
During sports replays with horoscope implications
Behind stocks rising and falling.
Nervous excuses for things long forgotten
That should have been remembered
Plug me in to Outer Land!
I need it now, not next week or yesterday damn it!
Don’t yell at me!
I’m going!
No! I’m sorry!
Where were we?
Oh yes, I like that.
Voices of hours past revisited
Numbers with no meaning,
but must be saved
… just in case.
Born To Be Wild, ring tone
Sorry, I have to take this
Copyright © Gary Jones | Year Posted 2007
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