VIRTUAL INSANITY

The eyes are windows to souls
How many of us enjoy their views?
Now we live for virtual “lols”
Neglecting voices whose needs are dues
Which we must pay for real “lols”

II
Now horns of cars don’t warn
Drivers must conceive care and drive like snails
Now earpiece-chokes are born
To block listeners from hearing horrid wails
Oh how did we get here from sensitivity’s dawn?

III
Look at me
Please look at me and not a toy
Please look at me
I don’t like it when I meet you on that toy
Whiles standing where you can clearly see

IV
Please talk to me
Talk to me not with your head bowed
I don’t feel like human when you fail to see me
Must I turn into a dog before I can you wowed
Or try to get your attention by paying a fee?

V
Why have we turned robots controlled by machines
Machines which we must control?
Why have we turned robots booting our hearts’ shins
With many an emotional troll?
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © May 25, 2024