Unplugged Poems - Poems about Unplugged

her fingernails chip when she plays guitar sacrificing beauty for something that sings— a trade not everyone would consider, not even once, not even a sliver of themselves and somehow, that tiny gesture, that quiet unraveling at the edge of her hands gives me reason to believe there’s always someone softer, than i could imagine I let go of someone who held me like a...

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I took a bunch of cliché’ I knew Put them in a cliché’ stew Claimed the work was fresh and new Nearby a blue-lit screen was weeping For human-ness was slowly creeping Exposing secrets it was keeping Thus, in attempt to ease its angst Said “its not real, just childish pranks” The screen went dark, I got no thanks I tried to reboot, quite...

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I welcome the feeling of leaving behind … No Facebook, no Twitter no Email to blind Controlling the message undigitized truth My mind free of programs my spirit induced Where magic is whispered no texting or bytes Bespoken the voices I hear in the night My memory stays active not stored in the Cloud Rebooting what’s under — enlightenment’s shroud (The New Room: January, 2024) ...

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An orange Tesla that was bought by Scott Ran out of go juice right there on the spot Then was quickly passed By a Pacer, gassed And AMC car shaped like a kumquat...

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taking a walk alone at home i leave my phone my purpose will not be defeated my opinion in many minds have been deleted so many things here for years i have missed taking a walk alone and unplugged is what i insist this is just my new journey in life it is as rare as the thought of me with a...

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The news was all bad It was making me mad A waste of time reading I'd rather be glad So I stopped for a week Stopped on a dime Unplugged from the world And had a great time I sneaked a peek today Everything the same Except for my mood ~ I'm happy...

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Inexplicable blessing luckily avoiding potentially grim fate finds yours truly coming to grips, how afterlife did not accommodate the missus, and/or myself unwittingly loved ones would never acclimate reality of our permanent absence, thus existence all the more I appreciate and attempt poetically articulate. Herewith the scenario that defies conventional atheistic wisdom finding me unable to square involving 2009 Hyundai Sonata automobile driven by spouse or her scribe,...

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I have updated my phones, all the latest gadgets, that is me So this day I unplugged the old answering machine No longer needed, a redundant old piece Time for the old thing to be put to rest It has served me well over the years Keeping me in touch with friends and telemarketers alike As I lifted my arm to...

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unplugged 3 If I could rearrange the way I write so each line, each rhyme would synchronize your heart beats with mine you would probably feel blood rushing through your vein and it wouldn't really matter if they call you insane If I could orchestrate words into a single world it would synchronize your synapses with mine You'd see what I do it wouldn't really matter if this world is...

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unplugged 2 form formed facilitating figurative impressions, indicating illusory images leaving lines lingering lost loves looking lenient mutually morphing mutated mild memories yearning, yielding still seeking superfluously some singular sensation omitting old obsessions until unanimously underlining lust, loathing lost linear liabilities withheld woes weaving worries indirectly interfering, instilling indifference this tame, transparently treacherous tale haphazardly hides hate horrified? horizons helpfully hum after all, animosity always achieves tremendously torrential transcendence eliminating envisioned...

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unplugged 1 A thousand setting Suns whispering dreams of flight there was an angel nearby "Can I have your wings? I'd like to fly" He said no I grew my own with feathers made out of regret and time take a peek into my unplugged mind there's a high chance you might just find a blind crow pecking away from the peak as I try to make...

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She blows in like a whirlwind And glimmers like the sea Her eyes shine like midnight stars And cold as winter's breeze She'll promise you the pleasures That you have never known You will shower her with gold and jewels And she'll tease you till you groan She will take from your friends Convince you, they're not friends at all Steal you from your wife...

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When I am 90 I will look back and vaguely remember the clothes I wore, the car I drove or the house I lived in. I will reminisce about the places I went, the things I did, and the people I met along the way. My greatest fear is growing old. Not for vanity reasons...I...

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Turn off that smartphone, unplug yourself Before your battery stops powering itself Only offer the brain native analog signal Forgot about any screen or the next level Listen to creatures talk, remember inside All you wanted to do was just to be alive Reaching higher stars in the nick of time Every dream seemed one rollercoaster ride Feeling a little higher inside your...

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How has technology saved us? The world almost runs itself Digital empires in our hands Keeping everything in demand Just another buzz word again What remains a classic lasts Now becoming the end of this The next best thing never is Screens might be counterfeit Put down the phone for a sec You may just run into a pole Look at the world around you Do you...

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