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Behind the screen

Archie Coyne

Pt. 1 -
Retinas glug
the blue light gruel
A society built
with thumbs as tools
Bots and brains
in hand they dance
In the valley’s
twisted trance
Progress or plight
remains to be seen
By the generation
Behind the screen

Pt. 2 -
Tap this
Swipe that
Like it now
or take it back
Scroll up
Scroll down
Buzz her
Ping him now
Typing this
Typing that
Glued eyes
Not taken ‘back
Like for you
Like for me
Flowing, flowing dopamine
On the bus
On the train
In a rush
Or while you wait
Surf, type
It’s quite a lot
Press here to make it stop...
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Submitted on November 12, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXAXXCXCADXD AEAFBXXXFEAXBXXXXXXAXAX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 528
Words 107
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 13, 23
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Archie Coyne

Inspired by poetry from the First World War, philosophy and contemporary poets’ playfulness with literary techniques, Archie’s poetry seeks to commentate on challenges faced by generation Z in an accessible manner that sparks conversation with younger and older generations alike. more…

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