UNLEASHED ELECTRONIX

Cellular phones walk their slaves

on the sidewalks of the city

Hugged, cradled, held in a hand

Strapped to a belt or a velcro armband

No leash yet tethered to electronics

Obediently learning new tricks

Cellular phones are a happy prison

with inmates jailed voluntarily

With a swipe or code the bars are drawn 

closed at midnight, opened at dawn

Life displaced into virtual reality

with tailor-made altered fantasy

Cellular phones replace communication

in favour of a furious flurry of finger tips

Extracting more and enriching less

Drawing young an old into this impersonal mess

None spared from this affliction

Proactive,mind altering addiction

Cellular phones announcing your presence

when you crave anonymity

Ready to acquiesce to role play

Depending on how much you pay

Friend, Guide, Philosopher

The ever present significant other

Cellular phones in modern slave trade

The Slave pays to buy a Master

Power, Specs, opinions, reviews

The poor peruse, the rich choose

Both proud with bargained purchase

Smiles wide on animated face