The world is the size of an index card now,

accessible all at one touch.

But I am King Kong on my iPhone,

with gigantic simian digits

struggling to undress a frantic Fay Wray.

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Poetry by Anthony Nannetti has appeared in several print and online publications, including Zone Magazine, Hamilton Stone Review, and The New Writer. He lives with his wife and two daughters in South Philadelphia, where folks are mostly courteous and the water tastes like cherry wine.