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The Phones Kept us in Hallucinations


The phones kept us in hallucinations 

The schools kept us in hallucinations

No one was spared 


The boy was bright, illuminated 

But he was controlled by his phone 

He could have been 

Would have been 

But caught in the same trap, damnit 

He’s caught in a queue to register 1st year varsity 

He struggles to get his papers together 


He landed on town planning after his late submissions 

I asked him if he will be planning to build the town 

The overcrowded cities 

If he will be planning that in five years after he obtains his honors degree 


He is interested in making money 

Wants a profession that brings in the cash 

Whatever that might be 

He’s not interested in planning the city 

As he gets in queue to collect his program - a daily planner 

Waits in queue to participate in the scam 


Can you imagine 

Millions get in line 

The many lights that are dimmed 


The talent, the voices, the playful, the innocent 

Can you imagine 

The classrooms, the offices, the queues, the faces, 

The desperation to buy a car 

The paperwork, the applications, the loans, the scams, the greed


Can you imagine 

The daily hustle, the bustle, morning traffic, seasons change

The hustle remains the same 

The late afternoon traffic

Airport runs 

Businessmen, business women, briefcases, 

Sharp shoes 


Extending our lives, living in time 

Watching the clock  

Reward and punishment 

A cold beer after work 

Avoiding the spouse 


A shower at home 

Avoiding the spouse 

Can you imagine 

Can you imagine 

The lights dimmed 

The innocence 

The playfulness 

The capacity for intelligence 

The end of intelligence 


Seasons change, winter, summer, autumn, spring, have you noticed?   


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