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The Lonesome Life of a Cell Phone User

two cell phones ran into each other on some street friends I think world has changed though and stood side by side known yet unknown an awkward greeting then sliding into silence like an old western gunfight suddenly a duet of ring tones that has taken music hostage they reached for their souls lost in a maze to see who had the quickest draw and to their relief a touching moment quickly typing with insane joy their thoughts playing the keys like a piano in the end they acknowledged each other with a nod with a good-bye slipped it back into their holsters patting it like a baby's bottom waiting for the burp they walked for a moment but like a pack of cigarettes they reached for their cell phones lighting and inhaling staring at the screen to see if their popularity was still intact as they were staring downwards the cell phone they were tweeting walked by without a peep just a nod

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