A lithium battery powers
most of our favourite gadgets—
a cost each twenty-four hours
for typical utilization suffices.
Billions of tiny transistors
allow these wonders of science:
video calls between sisters,
digital briefings with shoppers,
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections,
a digicam for taking a photograph,
GPS-guided instructions
in Kentucky, Kyiv, or Kyoto,
apps which might be snappy and nifty,
a podcast for each headphone,
a live-stream for each Swiftie
(so long as they’re not in a useless zone).
Diversions supremely accessible!
Conveniences virtually endless!
Exercise near-irrepressible—
recommending and friending and trending!
If the power grid ever stops buzzing,
these gadgets will quickly be left juiceless—
every marvel abruptly turning into
a brick that’s remarkably ineffective.
