A Walkman adds an extra 500 grams of weight to a Crumpler Satchel — 
and when one is faced with red lipstick turned down
in a frown
on the face of a scary lady behind the check-in desk,
Is it worth the sweat
running down the back of your neck
while you watch the milligram counter judge you at the airport?

It's a fiddly, plastic, less cool version of carrying around a record player in your backpack —
Who wants spotify, when it weighs 0 extra grams and places
every song ever made at your fingertips?
Better to restrict your World View to 5 double sided cassette tapes
To be played on repeat
in an uncomfortable airplane seat
That doesn't recline properly