a friend named Connor
was walking the streets
around the Lower Eastside
early morning
on his phone
went to step across the road
felt a hand on his chest
“don’t go”
it was Morpheus
the actual Morpheus
Lawrence Fishbourne
saved his life
because two suburbans flew right by
would have taken him to another life
but Morpheus showed him a better way
“stay off your phone man”
and that’s how my friend Connor stayed in the matrix
with the rest of us
trying to wake up
maybe today, "stay off your phone"
L.L.
