The Oxymoron of Social Networking: A Poem
Patricia is a retired English teacher who has been writing poetry on many topics in various formats since she was eight years old.
Who's Talking Now?
Remember?
There once was a time
When communication
Was conversation...
When people looked at each other
When they spoke...
No joke!
Where phones
Were small appliances
Used to forge
Alliances
And keep in touch...
Not much like the phones of today,
Attached
You could say
Like another body part...
A replacement
Perhaps
For the heart.
There was a time
When it was not
A crime
To enjoy reading a book,
Learning to cook,
Planning ahead...
To mean
What you said.
A time when you
Actually did
Speak
Rather than
Seek solace
In a text.
A time
When technology
Was not
Prime...
When writing a letter
Was better
Than posting on Facebook
Where everyone shares
And no one
Really
Cares.
Humanity?
Insanity.
