When phones had buttons
the obvious mediation of the machine,
a tool of man,
began conversations with touch and voice
as in a darkened room.
A glossy design
now keeps the conversation
between man and machine
at the surface.
Your fingers skim over messages.
Instant data yield information
without action, without give-and-take.
No wonder online comments are misunderstood
or construed for the maximum feedback --
more comments, shares and likes
without a breath exchanged or
the look in someone's eyes when they tell you
they love you or hate you.
Would the androids who dream of electric sheep
believe that you dream
of being electric, and of always
pushing buttons you cannot feel?
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