Here Today .. Gone Tomorrow!

The wonder of 

"Technology"

Might be thought

To go 

Significantly beyond

 Intended purpose

Never mind

The wonder of

The age of

Communication 

More & more

"Processing" power

Made physically

Smaller & smaller

Consider

The coexistence

In each new "innovation"

The power 

To convince people

On-mass

Of the necessity 

Of 

Said device

While at 

The same time

The same 

Grail-like technology

Is near to

Proclaiming 

Directly in the face

Of the consumer

That the march 

Of its obsolescence

Began 

Before the device

Was determined

To be needed

Tomorrow's crap

Is being purchased

With today's

Buying power

With respect to

 A big ticket item

Purchased 

On lay-a-way

The payments

May well 

Outlive the device

"You get what you

Pay for.."

Not necessarily!!!

It might be 

That in exchange

For the higher-end

Pricing

All you bought 

Was some 

Bragging rights

However 

The designer branding

Won't command

A place of prestige

In the landfill

It's heading for

And don't expect

That is longevity

Or marketed

Usefulness

Will advance

Far beyond 

It's manufacturers warranty

As each 

New generation

Device

Renders it predecessor 

Obsolete 

It entices with

A vast array of 

New features

None of which

Include increased life-span

There's extended warranty

But the product

itself

It's

"Cradle to grave" existence

Cannot be extended?

Is then this the 

Capitalist answer

To the idea 

Of impermanence?

One can't help

But wonder

How far

Are we

From 

The glorification 

Of technology 

Rendering Humanity 

Obsolete??

R. O'Neill (October 28, 2017)