Cellular Devices

Thomas Quitzau

November 20, 2022

After NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

SUPER/NATURAL  S1:E2 Bloodline

On this quiet, overcast morning

The youngest of the offspring 

Bursts through the door a little 

Earlier than the parents would like.

Holding a rectangular object only

The size of a mature human’s hand

The child hands the device to the mother

Who takes it quickly thinking the worst.

Incredibly—invisible signals, traveling

Literally at the speed limit of the universe,

Relay an important message from one of the 

Older siblings: “Ice?” the easily recognizable

Voice can be heard… “Yes,” declares the

Mother, who soon will brew a concoction

Critical for the keen parenting skills that 

Sometimes take all of her energy, and patience.

In due time, she will complete her daily ritual

The final stage of which incorporates

The lifesaving, life-giving compound

In solid form, H2O as ice to chill her 

Boomtown Spindletop   hot   coffee.

Disaster averted.

For now.

Thomas Quitzau grew up in the Gulf Coast region and worked for over 30 years in Houston, Texas. A self-ascribed member of the ZenJourno School of poetry, Tom recently relocated with his family to Long Island, New York where he teaches and writes.