information highway
︎︎︎ John Lysaght
︎ June 8, 2021
incessant
vibrative buzz…
an alphabet tsunami of
minutia crescendoes---
agenda driven noise perpetuates:
wordsnumbersquestionstexts
userid`scotacttheadministrator
callbackspleaseholdsyoumay
berecordedstayonthelineand
youwillbeconnectedwiththe
nextavailablerepresentative
yourmessageisimporrtanttous
pleaseenteryourpasswordifyou
knowyourparty`sextensionplease
dialitnowtorepeatthesemessages
mainmenu---
robotic ramblings untethered,
parallel thoughts passing in the night
swirl in space searching for a listener
as an intersection collision
of vowels and consonants
concentric circles of confusion
syllables vying for attention
herald the touch of contact fading.
danger ahead---
proceed at your own risk.
an alphabet tsunami of
minutia crescendoes---
agenda driven noise perpetuates:
wordsnumbersquestionstexts
userid`scotacttheadministrator
callbackspleaseholdsyoumay
berecordedstayonthelineand
youwillbeconnectedwiththe
nextavailablerepresentative
yourmessageisimporrtanttous
pleaseenteryourpasswordifyou
knowyourparty`sextensionplease
dialitnowtorepeatthesemessages
mainmenu---
robotic ramblings untethered,
parallel thoughts passing in the night
swirl in space searching for a listener
as an intersection collision
of vowels and consonants
concentric circles of confusion
syllables vying for attention
herald the touch of contact fading.
danger ahead---
proceed at your own risk.
John Lysaght is a poet and fiction writer who began honing his craft at university, graduating in 1968 with a degree in English and Classics. His poems were first published in Esprit, the school’s literary journal. John seeks to invite the audience to participate in the experience of the word in real time, thus establishing a partnership.