A Poem for Willits - by Liam UiCearbhaill

This one isn't in my book because I just wrote it this morning!

A Poem for Willits

Imagine an entire town when the internet is down

Folks talking and laughing
While speaking face to face
Folks checking their phones
In a nervous sort of race
To see if the signal
Has finally come back on
While enjoying their friends
Who also don't have phones

Imagine us all with no electronic leash
Talking without interrupt
From impertinent rings and beeps
But wondering what we're missing
While cut off from the world
What customers are calling?
Have I lost touch with that girl?

Imagine a problem you can't look up on the web
Because the web is broken
Speculation reigns instead
Redundancy is missing
From our web-connected town
So when the thing is broken
ATM machines are down
And 911's not working
Just the Radio has news
And we can't even call them
To share what are our views

Imagine an entire town when the internet is down
Thank goodness it is back up today