Random Acts of Poetry

The Right Button

My greatest thrill was getting
that package on Christmas Day.
Covered in bows and ribbons
it was a wonder of display.

Inside, my heart’s desire -
the most amazing device,
with the most sought-after apps
(including A.I. for advice).

I added all my contacts,
sneered at your landline.
For now everyone I knew,
was in this box of mine.

I studied all the instructions,
and set up the biometrics.
I probed A.I. for answers ,
on weather and geometrics.

At first I felt connected
to all my family and friends,
to interesting tidbits,
and news about the end.

But all those bells and whistles
get annoying when they keep
beeping while in the toilet,
or when I’m trying to sleep.

So today I found the manual
behind the bed where it had dropped.
I found the answer to my troubles,
and turned the damn thing off.


Written for "PromptMaster !" 

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Prize Prompt:
The most exciting thing to find in an instruction manual.