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electronic mail

information tidbits zipping 

through cyberspace

our inboxes their final destination

where they clamor for attention

 

a frenzy of incoming data

a wreck of garbled messages

whole strings of them

cluttering our inboxes

 

information's

intention 

in que?

or on cue?

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invisible wires

intractable networks

the children knew

the web’s mystery was massive

a predator's maze of delights

underestimated by many for 'naught' all...

jackpots oft the undiscovered, 

the unknowns, the anonymous?

or the Laissez-faire aptitudes for attitudes'

                         status quo

 

for a time folks used 3rd party phone lines, 

you never knew who was listening

operators or neighbors,

didn’t matter,

you watched your

P’s and Q’s

 

‘s  copper wrapped onto spools

electronic 'fools'

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but time moves on

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thread spools became bobbins for sewing machines

replacing hand sewn, embroidery, and crewel work was

relegated to 'junk status'

 

then large copper wire spools were repurposed for tables for the 'Twist'

"Please Sir, can I have some more?

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social interactions became fewer

fading, like memories of season’s past

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physical interactions, once so common

now,

uncommon

 

Computers Covid's Isolation,

we’re here

but not there,

missed physical embraces

social courtesies and grace hidden behind

plague masks

       lost smiles

 

new modes of thought and operation

faster, more efficient, the here is now,

barista’s like coffee,

'answers' are 'instant'

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 data systems, with too much to tell

Alvin Toffler's 70’s futurist Future Shock  revealed

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social discourse losing to sexual innuendo’s

like secret notes/nodes  

screens/screams

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separated by oceans or degrees, does it signify?

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significant or

insignificant?

it matters

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inboxes crowded with dozens of emails the plight

of the 'economy sized'  age 

dozens of them clamoring 'fore' attention

along with

precious jewels bearing news from Friends and Family,

friend for foe

foe for friend?

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poor or rich

in unfathomable bits

altered allerations

'suits'

artificial intelligence

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too much  

information 

dis-information as/or

mis-information

'fore' information

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information overload

in a sea of misdirection

the ponderer's plight

the Librarian's right

she knows better

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The press

The press

 

in printed form

editors express

impressions

the typesetter's

insets 

aren't preset, 

customs' (not costume)

the best

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