He said, "What is the price of tea in China."
The instant response in the center of his forehead
Was, "Thirty cents an ounce."
"Response One of Three Hundred and Fifty Five Million - give or take."
He said, "Two." Instantly he heard; "An old expression
Associated with a dismissive sentence as in,
"What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
Often thought of as a smart ass remark."
"Response Two of Three Hundred and Fifty Five Million - more or less."
No one thought twice of the man wandering around
Seemingly talking to himself.
Everyone did it.
"I hear voices." took on a literal and perfectly normal meaning.
People learned to ignore the chattering cacophony
That occurred in all public places.
The tiny moniters in his ears
Drove voice recognition software
Long tuned to every nuance of his voice.
They wirelessly transmitted to the
iPhone 15 Cobra Lightening
Attached to his belt.
The iPhone, in turn, drew from the
Powers of Google,
The powers of all man's knowledge.
He literally knew everything.
It was just a matter of sorting it.
Luckily he had programmed it to include a sense of humor.
4 comments:
I missed church to read this!!!!???
If you are saying you found this post just shy of a religious experience then you have (almost) done the right thing!
Hi Tom,
I enjoyed this poem. We see people talking to themselves all the time now, and it's only 2009. Sometimes we don't even bother to check and see if they're talking into a microphone, or the demon they see sitting on their shoulder.
Thanks for the comment Annie. It is interesting the way all this is changing the way we use time.
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