ramblings and things
They looked like couple
But you'd think they were alone
Sitting facing each other each
Fingering their ownsmartphone.
I saw them come in so there
Was no doubt as to whether
They were on their own,
No, they’d come in together.
As the open mic proceeded
They seemed totally unaware
Just filling sparse seats, really
They shouldn't have been there.
No conversation,
Just sending sterile text
In such a relationship
What comes next.
Do they ever break off
Between interminable texts
To indulge in the joys
Of uninhibited sex.
Would they interrupt the act
To answer their phone
With a smart mobile
You're never truly on your own
Do they make love by appointment
Arranged by an S M S
Because its not spontaneous
Is their joy any the less,
At least they didnt quarrel
Or run out of converse
Just ignored each other
Which is maybe worse.
Such a nice looking couple
But no matter how much I tried
I couldn't shake off the impression
They were both brain fried.
They'd say they were a couple but
They might as well have been alone
As they sat and faced each other
Each fingering their smartphone.
Smartphone Blues