In Twenty Years

09/02/2021 – Poem a Day Compilation



Imagine not having to carry keys

That any lock could be opened

Simply by a fingerprint

Or an iris scan

And you could never lose access

To you your car

Or your house

Or your secret diary under the bed



The same could be said for passwords,

Given we can use our fingerprints

To open our phones

And access apps from the online store

But this could extend

To all our passwords

From emails and websites

To online banking functions



All the rev heads will argue

That driverless cars will never take off

But for the vast majority

They will be a godsend

Giving more time to catch up on

Reading that can’t put down book,

Finishing homework or assignments,

Or getting in an extra nap



And, then, by taking driving

Out of the hands of the public

And putting it in the virtual hands

Of the car itself

And the vast shared network

Of interconnectivity

We should expect less traffic

And, hopefully, less accidents



We might say goodbye to cash

As we move to a paperless society

With every purchase cashless,

A simple transfer of funds,

And physical coins and notes

Will soar in value

As their numbers decrease,

Outperforming their face value



But, now, let’s take that a step further

And get rid of credit cards

And all forms of payment cards

Though not the idea behind the cards,

With all our payments possible

Through a phone, a watch

Or some other electronic device

From which we can’t be parted.



But what happens when that one device

Which contains the entirety of our lives

Is stolen by some unscrupulous sort

Or will muggings become even more violent

Than simply demanding your phone or wallet

And demand a pound of flesh instead

Or a finger at the very least

To gain access to all your worldly goods?