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Deadly Devices

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Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this one caught my eye.

Courtesy Rall @ Rallentanda

glare of glowing screens

dead eyes stare into the void

zombies on display

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This is “Zombie Zoo” by Tom Petty

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19 thoughts on “Deadly Devices”

  2. I’m listening to the soundtrack, and you’ve reminded me of a poem about my New York Metro experience my friend

    “Giant Worms and Zombies”

    I’m under a dome, inside a maze
    A giant steel worm farm
    Crawling with thousands of Zombies
    Creatures of all shapes and forms
    Some are dazed, dumbfounded like me
    Others stride out bold and carefree
    Seeking their worm’s tunnel
    Walking down an endless funnel
    Where the guzzling worms stop and go
    Slurping Zombies up, riding to and fro

    Oh no, which steel worm to catch
    Before the grinding halt, to hatch
    Unfazed, into a mysterious belly I jump
    The giant worm rattles at every bump
    Rolling through underground passages
    And all the Zombies are reading messages
    I cautiously ask one, “where do I get off this worm”
    Ah, “You’re in the wrong tunnel “,
    I’m lost !!

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    1. Oh dear! This is exactly how I felt riding the NYC subway to work. Thankfully, my commute lasted only five years …. a very short period of time, relatively speaking. I feel sorry for people who do this every day year after year after year. It was hell! Thanks for sharing, my dear friend. 🥰

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