You’ve stopped talking to me and I don’t know why...

I hate this - this feeling - this anguish, with it’s retinue of mysteries.

Was it something I said? I’m sorry - I curse my rebel lips.

Was it something I didn’t say? I’m sorry - I was the unaware child.

I’m just a girl – not some faultless machine

There needs to be a manual – a manual for... everything - so Id know.

Is there a more contemporary narrative than disappointment at the hands of this Internet plaything - this toy-like trap we hope will inform us and we think we command?

I know questioning destroys some things.. but I don’t understand.

I don’t understand.

The world has turned into a global village
No one can deny on that...

But..remember the phone we had placed on that beautiful table mat?
Yes...it was a matter of pride to have one..

The only fastest medium of communication we had at that time
It too had models...the rotary phone, the keypad and many fancy ones

We talked, laughed and sobbed sitting at one place as we were tied with the corded set with everyone.

It was safe.....no fear of radiation or loss of eye sight .

Though it was much too costlier than what it is today....people still communicated and talked their heart out

Now...every hand has a cell phone which comes with many features overcoming the limitation of the old one
People can connect anywhere in no time
Then why...?
We are so disconnected.....!

May be we mastered the art of telepathy?...or we are blessed with a magical wand...?

We talk no more
We only make groups
We love forwarding messages

We have become mute.....

So can we again move to landline?
Come out of the virtual world by talking to our dear ones at this time?
Can we try and understand what they are hiding behind their smiling whatsapp profiles?

Let's do things one at a time...rather than multitasking with phone on one hand and laptop on the other...
Let's give them the love and respect when one needs from your side.
So ..... sit back and dial a number of your loved one...and help the world again to become one if not through landline but may be your heartline!!

Bina Mukherjee

See the tower and feel this due,
Be the power to heal the you!

Stick my phone into the wall--
hoping no one trips on the cord.
No mobile phones in this dark age
and computers haven't come of age.
My TV has cable but the picture's curved.
Static makes it look so old
and my frozen dinner's gotten cold!
I shut it off and think: at least
I've got a huge stereo
with a dual tape deck.
Listening to New Wave
is much better than televised dreck.
Maybe someday they'll make it digital
but it won't be quite the same.
I'm as happy as a person can reasonably be
in the year 1983.

I will be there at the same time I
I will be there at the same time I
I will be there at the same time I
I will be there at the same time I
I will be there at the same time I
I will be there at the same time I
I will be there at the same time I

Thanks again and I look at it when the
Thanks again and I look at it when the
Thanks again and I look at it and let
Thanks again and have the time I got to
Thanks again and have the time I got to
Thanks again and have the time I got to
Thanks again and I look at it and let

We I look like I'm not the one to
Thanks so I look like I'm the time and
Thanks so very very time and let them have
Thanks so I got the one to do that
Thanks so very time and let them be a
Thanks so I got the time off I got
What if the only intelligence AI had was in its name?

Okay So Now They Say That It’s NOT 5G... !!!
That’s Part of The Spread of This Corona Disease... ?!?

So Who Exactly …
Are We Supposed To Believe... ?

The Likes of... David Icke... !?!

Or Scientists And...
These Media Feeds...
That Now Seem To Be...
Shutting Down Theories...
That Are Deemed As Being

... FALSE Conspiracies.... !!!

I Mean SERIOUSLY... !!!

So What We Now SEE...
Is Not Linked REMOTELY... !!!
To Things That... RADIOACTIVELY...
Could Be Harmful To... Humanity... ?!?

The Powers That Be Seem Frightened To Me...
Of Those Who Speak Out Publicly...
About New Threats From Technology...

So Now WON’T Allow The Passing On of Speech....
That’s Spreading What They Deem To Be FALLACIES... !!!

They’ve Clearly Already...
Locked Down The Streets...
But What Is Next The... INTERNET... ?!?
The Internet Now... Has Clearly Slowed...
Due To The Amount of Internet Trolls...
And Videos That Now WON’T Be Shown... !!!

If What is Shown Is Talk That Bodes...
of New Tech Woes And YES CONTROLS...
That May Not Be Jokes For Future Folks... !!!!!

I Think It’s Bad Enough...
That We Now Have Drones...

... OVERLOOKING Homes... !!!

WITHOUT Sherlock Or Watson In Tow...

It’s A Tech Police...
That Now Seems To Be A Part of The Disease... !!!
But This Part Attacks... Freedom of Speech...
Via Things Like WhatsApp And These Facebook Teams...

It’s A Whole New Scene...
Where Technology Is Restricting Privacy... !!!
And Is Monitoring Chats …

… How’d Y’all Feel About That... ?!?

Technological Hacks...
Like The Empire Yes May Now STRIKE BACK... !!!

Technological Wars Are Now In Store...
If Internet Laws Now Become A Force...
More Powerful Than Any Sky Who Walks... !!!

That’s A Joke Of Course Or... IS IT... ???
We May Face An Internet... BLIZZARD... !?!
We’re Already In... Modern Day Prisons...

No Exit Just Restrictions...
On How It Is We’re Living...

So How Are Folks Gonna Revolt NOW... ?!?
When Tech Is Used To Bring Freedoms Down...

...  " Conspiracy "... NO Just Words That Show...
Where It Now Seems That We Are Likely To Go..

A REAL Twilight Zone That Is FULL BLOWN... !!!

Because of New Tech...
That SILENCES... Like This Virus Is...
Talk That Stands Against Their Plans...
But Making Cash Was More Important Than...

Stopping The Rise of New Tech Vibes...
That Are Evidently Now Controlling Lives... !!!

So Who’ll Speak The Truth …
And Face New Tech Tools That May Be Used …
To Imprison Due To … Something You Post...
Or Choose To Say … On A Place Like YouTube...!?!

Where It Seems That They …
Have Now Put In Place...
Restrictions On What …
Can Now Be Displayed...

Pay Attention Folks... This Is NOT A GAME... !!!

No Time For Jokes Or IGNORANT Quotes...
When Basic Things Like FREEDOM OF SPEECH... !!!

Are Now Being OVERSEEN...

By The...

... “ Technology Police “... !!!!!!

Okay Okay ...
So It’s Time For A Change ...
And A System Upgrade ...

ALL Because ...
Of This Corona Strain ...
That’s Causing People PAIN ... !!!

Loss of Breath And Death Oh Yes ...
If Your Immune System Is Low Or Weakened ...

So The System Upgrade ...
Is Quick To Now Say ...
That You Needn’t Be Afraid ...
But Now Should ... ISOLATE ... !!!!

Oh And Also By The Way ...
You’ll Face A Magistrate ...
If You Are Out Too Late ...

Police Will Make You Pay ... !!!

So The New System DICTATES ...
That Right Now Police States ...
Are Part of New Upgrades ...
The System Needs To Make ...

NO HEAVEN Just ... FORSAKE ...
Old Ways To Make For CHANGE ...

WITHOUT Obama’s Face ... !!!!!

Restrictions Now In Place ...
Will Simply ... REARRANGE ...
Most Peoples’ Day To Day ...

The Development of Apps ...
That’ll Let You Know Who Has ...
Corona Issues ... TRACKED ... !!!

So Folks Will Get The HACK ...
As To When They Should ...

........... STAND BACK ..........

From Their Fellow Humans ... !!!

But Still Some Trains Are Stacked ...
Commuters ... So Programmed ...
That They WON’T Wash Their Hands ...
of Pursuing System Cash ... !?!

Well Cash May Be Erased ...
By This System Upgrade ...
Banking Now Refined ...
To Paying For Things Online ...

But As A Few Have Said ...
What About Those With No Smart Phones ...
And No Access To The Internet ... ?!?

This Upgrade May Leave Them Dismayed ...
When What They Face ...
Is A System Based On A New Tech Age ...

Where Tech Programmes ...
May Leave Them Trapped And Strapped For Cash ...

This New Upgrade ...
Has Paved The Way For Political Games ...
And Political Names To Make Upgrades ...

Due To This Corona ...
That May Well Prove To Be ...

WORSE Than ... Ayatollahs ... !!!

Giving Cold Shoulders ...
To Folk Who Are OLDER ...
It’s A World Much COLDER ...
Than Ever ... Before ...

Upgrades In Store To Programme For SURE ... !!!
Our New Young Hoards With Much Much More ...

Than They May Like ...

No Going Outside At CERTAIN TIMES ...
Or They’ll Face Fines That Increase Overtime ...
If Your Caught More Than Once ... !!!

... Doesn’t Sound Like Fun ... !!!!

This Corona War ...
Will Now Enforce Draconian Laws ... !!!!!

And REDUCE FREEDOMS So That Governments ...
Can Use The Net To Go ... CASHLESS ...
An Upgrade Set That May ... UPSET ...
Poor Folks Whose Lives Are NOT ONLINE ...

Or In New Tech Trends That Don’t Utilise Them ...
That’s Right Like New Technology ...
Like The One Now Called ... “ 5G “ ... !!!!!

An Upgrade That Some Now Believe ...
May Well Feed This Disease ... RADIOACTIVELY ... !!!!!!

Conspiracy Theories Now Spread On Internet Feeds ...
That The Powers That Be Say Are ... FALLACIES ... !!!

So This Upgrade’s Sent A New Message Oh Yes ...
Not By SMS Or By ... Internet Text ... !!!

But Through A New Tyrant An Infectious Virus ...
That Will Now Inject A New Deathly SILENCE ... !!!!!

On Streets And Indeed In HUMANITY ...
This Corona Strain Has Systemically Changed ...
The Way People Behave And How We’ll Now Engage ...

It’s Clear That Things Will ... NEVER ... !!!
EVER Be The Same ... AGAIN ... !!!

It’s The Dawn of A NEW AGE ...

That’s Now Made A ....

.... “ System Upgrade “ .... !!!

Nowadays everybody seem lost in their mobiles
Seeing the ones they’re yet to befriend as hostiles
Neglecting what used to be human values
We now even forget about our own statues

Too scared to exchange words with strangers at the park
We forget that nature too used leave a memorable mark

I wait for your reply
I am a puppy dog
Seemingly naive to the time passing by
But the tick-tock rattles to my very teeth
Please undo the collar
Unbuckle my leash
I wag when you enter, cry when you leave
What else could you want from me?
I need attention
I want to run free
Or, you could give me some affection...
Just hit send
And that would put my suffering to an end