The body it waits, all tensed up
For the next sudden ping,
[New message]
And from the top of the stomach,
When it hits,
Nerves spark and jitter.
The body is wired from the mind to the world,
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And tuned into so many sensory patterns
That warn, condemn, or condone,
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As traffic lights do our daily commute;
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sentinels of safety.
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Our alarms are reverse engineered
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From the leafy world of ancestors,
Where survival depended upon
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Knowing which notification meant run,
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And which meant hide.
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The body is tired, and alone in bed,
But the phone it beeps;
[New message (2)]
One hundred miles away
[New message (3)]
She is tapping a screen-
Sending out alarms
[New message (4)]
To rustle a body’s wiring.
[Low battery: Please plug in your charger]
How we crave to commit our attention,
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To relevant updates and bytes,
[reminder: meeting at 2pm]
Scrolling through days,
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From so far away,
[restart required]
Hanging on the next sincere reminder,
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That we remain plugged in,
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Worthy of remark,
[99%]
And are only guilty of being
[99%]
Easily Hacked
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How did we ever survive without them?
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