{"id":9862,"date":"2026-07-14T15:43:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=9862"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:43:33","slug":"poem-man-machined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/14\/poem-man-machined\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Man Machined"},"content":{"rendered":"

This poem is a reflection on “smart” phone addiction…<\/p>\n

Man Machined<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As the daze accumulated
\nWhat ditty fine
\nHe and his phone became won
\nBe the phone he
\nIn formed
\nThe whirled
\nSow becoming
\nAn avatar
\nSoully stopping
\nTo eat
\nOr being eaten
\nSow con sequential
\nNothing in jest
\nHoly played
\nThat cybernetic organ is him
\nA grinder and monkey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This poem is a reflection on “smart” phone addiction… Man Machined As the daze accumulated What ditty fine He and his phone became won Be the phone he In formed The whirled Sow becoming An avatar Soully stopping To eat … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[826,827,484],"class_list":["post-9862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","tag-cell-phone","tag-smart-phone","tag-technology"],"yoast_head":"\nPOEM: Man Machined | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"POEM: Man Machined, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Cell Phone, Smart Phone, Technology Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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