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Decades ago, We mostly walked to work, Side
by side with friends & neighbours We worked and walked
together, Ate, drank, fought, loved & raised the young
together, Grew old, returned to local soil together.
Now it's better, We have improved
communications, Roads & hyperspace, phones, TV, &
cyberspace, Keep us 'in touch' with world events, Our glazed
& insulated capsules keep us safe and warm, And free from
nosy, noisy, noisome neighbours.
This new species, Encapsulated Humanity, In
a migrating herd, follows its beaten track With unconscious
choreography, The ribbon of steel and red light, Snakes
slowly cityward.
The big cat waits, Sporting fluorescent
stripe, And purring sinew of steel. From his elevated
post, He watches with laser eye, Choosing only the swiftest
as his prey.
Ed
Iglehart, Homo Encapsulata, 1996
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