The existential loneliness of owning a USB-C phone

“Would you like to charge your phone?”
the Lyft driver asks
Wish I could say yes but it’s too herculean a task
before me, a string of cords splits into three
but none of them contain a USB-C
At the airport, at the party
a gathering at a friend’s house
Lightning fast appears but all else is denounced
“Hey Google, did I upgrade too soon?
am I the making of my own lampoon?”
A minor chitchat, not trying to be a brat
but even the robot companion replies, “I