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The many apps, my device has a universe of more,

Every thought has something to care for a small chore. 

Staying connected is much wider than you can see,

It's no longer the phone conversation till eternity. 

Sharing moments, pictures, thoughts are quick for one,

Nothing is simple anymore, it could all be a pun. 

Features are plenty, platforms are many too,

I might need a tutorial to survive in this tech zoo. 

Smiling in a picture is not a norm today,

Covered faces, pouts and unrecognisable filters are the way. 

Chats and messages are filled with slang, brevity and acronyms,

A classic letter has vanished from this connected hymn. 

Faces are replaced in AI, homework is assisted online,

More room for scams, plagiarism, disappearing originals, yet all is fine. 

A coffee catch up or a meeting at the office there,

Is now more often virtually quick to share. 

A visit to the bank, saving or making payments on time,

Is a forgotten memory with banking online for every dime. 

Gone are the days when wallets held coins and cash,

Now heading out, with a phone in hand just make the dash. 

The grocery list that got us to the nearest store,

Limiting our ask to the list with may be one more. 

Today every grocery is on a click,

More than needed, reaching our doorsteps real quick. 

The much awaited shopping in the crowded streets were fun,

Is now an online market for anything under the sun. 

Film, plays, musicals so much in show,

The tickets are all here in tow. 

Food, gifts, a small paper or key,

Send it anywhere through the delivery genie. 

The gruesome visit to the doctor for an ache,

Is now an online consultation that we take.  

Information and advice an expertise of seniors, in our time,

Now a quick forward and video, every group will always chime. 

Books and pen, a student's might,

Now Google and virtual is only in sight. 

Teachers taking classes in a room,

Videos are plenty to share, doubts are all cleared  on zoom. 

Cooking in the kitchen with recipes handed down generations are lost,

Connected to global cuisines with videos by experts at no cost. 

What began as a visual treat in theatres and televisions to cheer,

Is now on every phone with a plug in the ear. 

Sitting at the table, conversations are missed,

Music, movies, memes, news are all pressed. 

Rolling of the dice, the shrilling victory in board games, much to cheer,

Family and friends it was simple for sure. 

Every game has found a place on the screen,

Chess, Ludo, pictionary, every game is seen. 

Life has become easy, that's for sure,

But for lonely humans this is no cure.

Hold on to the days of hide and seek,

Don't let humanity feel so weak.