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Handcuffs
April 12, 2019
We live
We breathe
We search
for something
to control
to make our own
and give it a name
Blinded by the light
we think we can
just slide up
and turn it down
Resting
in our pockets
with a firm clamp
on our life
It won't let go
only can get tighter
with
each
Ding!
We live
We breathe
We are controlled
© Joanna E., Spotswood, NJ
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This piece represents the restricting effect that cell phones have and how humans base so much of their lives on "living" when the very thing we have in our pocket prevents us from doing so.