Embark on a journey through the electric labyrinth of our modern existence with “Echoes of the Electric Mind.” This poem, channeling the spirit of the legendary Beat writer William S. Burroughs, casts a piercing gaze upon the omnipresence of cellphones and the silent symphony of taps and swipes that dictate our daily lives.
Echoes of the Electric Mind – Poem Inspired by William S. Burroughs
In the electric haze of modernity’s craze,
Where silicon dreams weave through the days,
Burroughs might have mused with a cynical gaze,
On society’s dance in the cellular maze.
“Tap, tap, swipe,” go the fingers on glass,
A digital waltz, a technological mass,
Each soul adrift in their own morass,
Of likes and shares – a synthetic morass.
The streets are silent, though people abound,
Eyes glued to screens, no other sight found,
A world connected, yet so profound,
In its isolation, a paradox wound.
Burroughs’ voice, from the past, echoes loud,
A warning in the cybernetic cloud,
“We trade our thoughts for a digital shroud,
Personal touch lost in the virtual crowd.”
And as night falls on this pixelated scene,
A calamity strikes, sudden and keen,
The screens go dark, the end of the machine,
Faces lift, in the quiet, a human glean.
In the sudden stillness, a collective breath,
A moment of clarity, a dance with death,
For in the absence of tech, we find our wealth,
The beauty of life, our spirit’s health.
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This poem, inspired by the wit and style of William S. Burroughs, reflects on the pervasive influence of modern technology and the societal shift to a life dominated by cellphones, culminating in a memorable, calamitous ending.
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