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Touch
Neon letters on a screen
Like a conveyor belt, sliding
To the left
Show the people their destinations
As they huddle in bus seats, or
Cling to handles
Heads bowed in respect
Or embarrassment, examining their
Glowing touch screens
Fingers tapping intimately
Look, we don’t even need keys to
Express our words
A man with a freshly ironed shirt
Going somewhere that is clearly
Really quite important
One-of-a-kind fingerprints
Dance along the his factory screen, nestled
Inside his palm
Tapping, sliding, pinching,
Zooming, gliding, swiping, they
Touch touch touch
But his posture is disturbed
Eyes jump up as he flinches, when she
Grazes his arm
Just an old woman
With a lumpy orange purse, and
Flawless old teeth
She smiles at him in passing
He reciprocates quickly, just
An automatic response
Rather than speak a word
Eyes glaze over as busy fingers return to
Avoiding all contact
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