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excerpt from:
"Fourth Quarter: Reflections of a Cranky Old Man
by Carlos E. Cortés
The Boy with the Backward Baseball Cap
I knew it was impending
There was nothing I could say
I saw disaster coming
One hundred feet away
His baseball cap turned backward
His pants down to his thighs
His mesmerizing smartphone
Was the focus of his eyes
No sense of where he’s walking
No idea where he was
His mind is on his smartphone
No matter what he does
“Distracted walking encounter”
Is what they call it now
Disease of modern living
It’s presence makes me vow
That I will pay attention
I’ll always stay aware
Of everything around me
‘Cause life just isn’t fair
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