{"id":2644,"date":"2022-01-15T15:59:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T20:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2022-01-15T15:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T20:59:37","slug":"communion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2644","title":{"rendered":"Communion"},"content":{"rendered":"

In times of stress and sorrow, times when I feel alone,<\/p>\n

I don’t look towards tomorrow, I simply pray to my phone.<\/div>\n
In times when I need uplift, when I could use a pet,<\/div>\n
I pass by fur and, in a blur, look up cats on the net.<\/div>\n
And when I’m seeking contact, I need not take to the streets.<\/div>\n
I just sit back and hover, with my thumbs texting out tweets.<\/div>\n
I haven’t seen a face in years, except upon a screen.<\/div>\n
All I need to live on gets delivered, sight unseen.<\/div>\n
I feast on remote teaching, remote learning, on-line fun.<\/div>\n
I play for hours at Candy Crush, until I’m sure I’ve won.<\/div>\n
I’ve found an app that lets me look at sunlight when I’m down.<\/div>\n
There are surveillance cameras that show what goes on in town.<\/div>\n
At day’s\u00a0end, my phone’s on my pillow, whispering goodnight.<\/div>\n
My only friend, until the end, is never out of sight.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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