Today life is live
With a five-
second delay.
Second delay
of the day:
The coffee pot beeped at me and I just
Stared back at it
As though I expected it to say
more.
More
of a sludge than a haze,
though there have been days
when a cloud seems to
surround sound.
Surround sound,
vibrations from every direction.
But today sound takes time to arise from noise
And more time still to become words.
For words to gain meaning, more
time still.
Time still,
world keeps spinning, says report just published
today.
Today
life is live with a five-second delay.
When that happens in broadcasts,
it’s so editors can censor nipple slips or
profanity with pixels or a
Beep
Beep
at me again, coffee pot.
It will take me longer today
But beep!
Beep for your servant is listening!
Beep!
Beep you piece of
Beep!
A. Scott Meiser 