The Phone is my Lifeline

I know it's not healthy, I know it's not good,
But just like almost everyone else I rely on my phone.

It is my search for answer to questions,
Music when I am bored,
The fastest way to communicate with my friends,
And the tool to keep up on others' lives.

It is my notepad, my book, my ever ready camera.
And most of all, it serves as the medium to which I turn
When I am bored, hurt, excited, scared, or on the run.

So when it decides to start going out, like it did tonight,
It's no wonder I panicked.

My one friend saw and took me to the Verizon store.
We'll get a new one, she said.

You don't have insurance for it, the store employee said.
It's under my dad's account, and need his authorization to add it.
Why he didn't get it in the first place is now frustrating to me.
So no new phone tonight.

Then a boring football game until the 4th quarter,
With friends and acquaintances,
And the guy I'm currently seeing.

Slow service, lots of talking.
Phone off, phone on.
Football watching, boredom plays,
Exciting end, preoccupied friends.

And now I am home with a messed up phone,
And can't do much of anything with it until tomorrow.