3 oz of Insanity

Cherry

By Ewan

Tue, 15 Jul 2025
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14 comments
 

I pull it from my pocket

for the first time today,

but at a minute past midnight, 

I'm an addict, you might say.

 

What if I do miss something?

Or someone misses me?

I'll just take a look at twitter

and rail at the BBC.
 

I remember discussing sheeple

and what makes people free,

my hands turn into lobster claws

before the clock strikes three.

 

I've given up on sleeping,

the FOMO's killing me:

I've put my life on TikTok

instagrammatic-ly.
 

My smart phone weighs 3 ounces

but my brain's the size of a pea,

I know I should do something,

'cause my mobile's killing me. 

Certificate U
Poem
Not Quite Good Enough
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I enjoyed the flow of I've put my life on TikTok instagrammatic-ly.  ! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Nicely done Ewan

small typo here?

What if do miss something?

 

Submitted by Ewan on

 thank you!

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Submitted by Ewan on

 edit it at the moment.

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

That's very odd. I wonder why?

 

Submitted by Ewan on

 if it's being read it can't be edited. I've sorted it. It's just a matter of waiting.

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Submitted by Tom Brown on

Some bigshot aggro politicians here regularly broadcast an X just before bedtime after the news, must be drunk and not so much idiotic as insane.

Tom

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Loved the quick tempo, much like the frantic pull to scroll,and the ending’s warning of consequence - brilliantly stated. Our brains are shrinking by the unnatural light of our mobiles as are our lives. We are losing the need for tangible experiences, focusing only on the craze of social presence. Wish it were not true. Excellent poetic insight. smiley

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Submitted by Di_Hard on

I like

"I remember discussing sheeple

and what makes people free,"

while describing not being free at all

 

Submitted by celticman on

makes sense out of nonsense. 

 

Submitted by lenchenelf on

...to just walk away from my laptop after a cuppa break. I refuse to have any of those apps. on my phone. 

Cleverly done young Lawrie :)

best

L

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

I become unbearably smug when I'm in unfamiliar territory with my offspring and they're pissing about with map things on their phones and getting very confused and saying 'just a minute...', and I just ask someone the way. On the other hand, it is useful when the aged brain can't remember the name of that bloke in that thing on TV and the same brain won't let you sleep until you've found out.

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Sometimes I think I must be the only person in the World that has never looked at Facebook:twitterX:ticktok:instagram. I can manage without all that tonto shite. (so far)

I was a member of a writing (now defunked) site so badly managed everyone was insulting each other even the monitor was insulting her own members. I got out. Nasty experience so why risk getting insulted by the entire human population. Such a shame how a brilliant idea is so badly misused. Not really surprising considering how gullible human are;

 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Love this poem. There's an underlying irony throughout.

The social message at its heart is exactly right...but how do we break free from these small devices?

I think mobiles will be the death of us all!