Phone Hate II

I am cradling
my nemesis

skull
phone
shoulder blade

black plastic
reflection
fluorescent lighting
positioned perfectly
to not
f
a
l
l
helpfully on
anything

at all

(its sole purpose
to wash me out
like a
jaundiced baby
under the ultraviolet)

Eyes scan pages
Ears strain
for my name
so I can agree
or disagree

(sometimes I even understand
what they are asking)

oh, neck crick tragedy

The horror