circa 1991.
(c) 2019, Pamela Schloesser Canepa
We hurtled to here
through space and time,
to a future that back then,
we couldn’t see.
Who knew we’d watch TV on our phones,
now we’re never really alone,
with friends halfway across the earth,
but what are they really worth?
I go back and remember,
picking up a phone
playing songs on a record
when I felt too alone.
Calling friends to meet up,
getting ready to go out,
instead of dressing up
for a photo for my phone.
Today is an introvert’s dream.
Post your status every day.
Some will respond, like or laugh,
others ignore or stay away…
and no one need really care.
Who knew it would all be so simple one day?
You can fight with friends by text
find online who will be next;
In a blink, life goes on.
Who knew it would all be so simple one day?
I used to write poems by the sea when my heart sank, now,
we post heartbreaks and rants on our wall.
I’d gladly take a passage back to those days.
pamelascanepa 