It's A Phony World

I was walking down the road when I saw my old friend Chase 

I was new in the city and it felt nice to see a familiar face;

We passed each other and I hoped that she'd look

But she paid no attention, she was liking pics on Facebook;

I called out to her amongst all the clutter

But she didn't hear me, she was too busy checking Twitter;

Suddenly there was a screech and it was followed by a wham

She was hit by a car while she was scrolling through the "gram";

I called out for help but it seemed as if we were alone

People all around us but too busy ogling their phones;

They paid no heed to my cries, it was as if they were in a trance

I pulled out my phone too but only to call for an ambulance;

I rang up her relatives and told them about the accident

Chase was hurt bad, she had multiple torn ligaments;

I asked them to come to meet her, I asked them all

They said that they were busy, the best they could do was a video call;

In this world of Facetime and this world of Zoom

We've stopped talking face to face, even when we're in the same room;

We prefer to text each other, we prefer to make a call

It was then I realized, it's a phony world after all.