Unable to Connect

Posted on 2020-05-04 by Bartholomew Barker

(From Living Poetry’s Monday Poetry Prompt. Today’s was a Visual Prompt.)

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Unable to Connect

I dropped my phone—
well— more like threw
it to the pavement—
by accident.

I can’t check email,
no more blinky text alerts,
it doesn’t chime or sing
when someone calls—

not that anyone called
besides scammers and salesmen.
I am untethered
from the 21st century,

floating away, high above the country,
finally seeing the big picture.

 

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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8 Responses to Unable to Connect

  1. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2020-05-04 at 21:08

    I quite like this one, it amplifies the modern isolation through technology.

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  2. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2020-05-05 at 00:11

    Love the throw line.

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  3. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2020-05-05 at 07:24

    by accident… says a lot. Nicely done.

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  4. carolyncordon's avatar carolyncordon says:
    2020-05-11 at 22:14

    Saying much in the things you leave out, and a great last line, that’s a mark of a great Poem! This is a great poem indeed …

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