“Crazy How We Do It Now” ... A Poem written by Big Virge 1/3/2021

It’s Really CRAZY How ...
We Communicate Now ... ?!?
 
From Behind A Mask ...
... To Simply Ask ...
A Question About A Daily Task ... ?
And That’s Just The Start ... !!!
 
From DIFFERENT ROOMS ...
We Now Claim To ZOOM ... ?!?
 
So Now It’s ... APPS ...
That Are Running Chats ...
And That’s A Fact ... !!!
 
What’s Up With That ... ?!?
 
Yes We Have To ADAPT ...
 
But To Me It’s SAD ...
That Humans Now ...
Are Stuck In Clouds ...
With No Planes Around ... ?!?
 
I ... Truly Doubt ...
That Ways Now Found ...
To Scream And Shout ...
Are Remotely Sound ...
 
When What We’ve Found ...
Are Ways To Be Drowned ...
By ... Cancel Crowds ... !!!
 
Because of Things Said ...
... On The Internet ...
 
The Traps Been Set ...
By This World Wide Web ...
That’s Said To Connect ...
What We Want To Express ...
 
I Think It’s Really Sad ...
That Most Are Now Trapped ...
Behind A Screen ...
If You Get What I Mean ... ?
 
... NO Physical Presence ...
Now Required To Strengthen ...
Bonds Between Folks ...
Because of Smart Phones ...
And Calls From Zones ...
In Locked Down Homes ... !?!
 
UNLESS You’re A Doctor ...
Or A ... New Age HOLMES ... !!!
 
How Smart Are We Being ...
When What We’re Seeking ...
Is ..... Distanced Speaking ...
Instead of Meeting ...
To Exchange A Greeting ... ?!?
 
Tech Is MARCHING ...
But Are Humans Advancing ... ?!?
 
With ... NO More Dancing ...
Holding On To Each Other ... ?!?
 
Living Life Undercover ...
So Connections Are Smothered ...
 
It’s A CRAZY Time ... !?!
When You Can GO LIVE ...  
Pretty Much ANY TIME ...
As Long As Your WIRED ...
 
Or Indeed WIRELESS ... !!!
 
NO Need To Connect ...
Or To Feel The Presence ...
of A Personal Friend ...
 
I Sense INTERFERENCE ...
In Things Now Spread ...
Like ... Tarantulas Legs ... !!!
 
Radio Waves All Over The Place ...
NO MORE Face To Face ... !!!
 
Just The Sight of Eyes ...
When We Go Outside ...
 
And Even When ...
These Lockdowns End ...
Will We Ever Blend ...
Like We Used To AGAIN ... ?!?
When Modern Tech ...
Will Set The Trend ...
And TRACK What’s Said ...
By ... Acquaintances ...
 
Privacy ... DEAD ... !!!
 
When Data Collects ...
From E-Mails Sent ...
 
Doesn’t Make Much Sense ...
To Those Who Wish ...
To Keep Things ... PRIVATE ... !?!
 
It’s A Whole NEW ERA...
Where Tech’s The Connecter ...
That May ... DISSECT Us ...
Rather Than Connect Us ...
 
But ... Who Controls ...
How Connections Flow ... ?!?
 
Big Brother Now ...
Is Built To Listen ...
Using ALGORITHMS ... !!!
 
Power Now Resounds ...
Through Much That Is FOUL ...  
That Is Internet Bound ... !!!
 
So To Communicate ...
ISN'T Quite The Same ...
As The Good Old Days ... !!!
 
But The Youth Are Consumed ...
By These Apps They Use ...
 
TickTocking' And SHOCKING ...
In The Posts That They’re Dropping ... !!!
 
EXPOSING PROBLEMS ... !!!
And ... Video SHOCKERS ...
Just To Gain WATCHERS ... !?!
 
Seems Like NONSENSE ...
To Older Heads But As I Said ...
 
Most Heads Now Seem Set ...
To Adapt To Trends ...
That May Not Defend ...
What We Call FREEDOM ... ?!?
 
These Thoughts I Collect ...
DON’T CALL But CONNECT ...  
My Words To Express ...
Through Paper And Pen ...
Well ... Telephone Text ...
That Becomes Poems ...
 
That Cast Some Doubt ...
On What We’ve Found ...
To Be The Grounds ...
For Now Using Our Mouths ...
 
Because How We Relate ...
And Now ... Communicate ...
 
Leaves Me Thinking ...
 
That It’s .....
 
“ CRAZY How We Do It Now “