Phubbing

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My wife hates my phone 

And what it has done to me

She accuses me of phubbing

It drives her up a tree

 

“Phubbing” is a term

That I hadn’t heard

A portmanteau of phone and snubbing

To create a new word

 

I try to explain that my phone

Has all my keys to life

She’s convinced I use it 

Just to ignore my wife

 

Calendar and task list

Calorie counter, workout log

Camera, checkbook, photos

Along with my favorite blog

 

My connection with the news

Since newspapers mostly went away

Have to watch my stocks

See how they do today

 

I can even watch TV

Netflix and Hulu too

There seems to be no end

To what my phone can do

 

Text messages and email

I can even make a call

News flashes and bank notices

And there is Google after all

 

My wife thinks I’m obsessed with digital

Almost exclude the human race

I say the phone is only a tool

A fact that she must face

 

She thinks my phone is my friend

Doesn’t like the company I am keeping

Could you hold on a minute?

I think my phone is beeping.

 

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