Poem 5: Social

From the first time that the caveman put their drawings on the wall

Connecting with each other has been important to us all

This was the only way to relay teachings to the members of their clan

Interacting with each other has been important since the origin of man

With the invention of paper, every thought could be written on these sheets

The course of history recording all the momentous feats

Then in 1455, Gutenberg created the printing press, an invention for the ages

 This meant more books could be published and more people turning pages

More books were available and in turn it planted a seed

Those that were illiterate, would soon want to read

Libraries would sprout with material available for one and all

Shelves and shelves of resources lined along the wall

Those who could afford the luxuries could travel to different lands

Others could read about it from their book in their hands

For many people, reading, was entertainment they couldn’t live without

But inventors named Bell and Edison would take a different route

Bell would invent the telephone to connect to one and all

Making anyone available with one simple call

Edison, father of electricity, light bulb and the phonograph just to name a few

Has enabled us to listen to our records and the power to play them too

Radio, television and computers are media we use everyday

It’s hard to live without them, everyone would have to say

The communication sources are boundless for everyone out there

You can connect with anyone, anytime, anywhere

The internet has put us in a place that seems so endless and so vast

It’s hard to believe this ingenuity will ever be surpassed

Just when you thought technology could not be more evolved

All these resources are in one unit, your problems should be solved

The cell phone has become such a staple for everyone to use

So many models and companies, it’s hard to choose

It does everything you need, everything you could ask

When programmed just right, it can perform any task

You think, being a cell phone, you would use it to call

Some people refuse to use this feature at all

Now they message to friends and relatives, that is their choice

No need to say hello, because they won’t hear your voice

Two good thumbs are needed to chat with a friend

Type a few words and then you press send

Lmao, rofl, and lol may come your way

Get an urban dictionary to find out what they are trying to say

Emojis are other things you should watch out for as well

What these really mean? Sometimes it’s hard to tell

You can listen to radio, music and watch television too

Even read an ebook if that’s what you want to do

When friends get together to have some fun

They take out their phones and then one by one

They talk to each other and ask how they’ve been

Then automatically check out their bright little screen

Like a magnet they are attracted by it and go on their own

All of them go into their own private zone

Is it friendship that they are truly seeking?

A room full of friends and nobody speaking?

People who spend their time on social media texting all day

Don’t seem to be sociable in any way.

We have become spoiled by the advances that have been made

Perhaps it’s time to come to each other’s aid

The convenience of having everything delivered to your door

Some people don’t even have to go out anymore

Friends are on” facebook” not by their side

There is no one out there to whom you can confide

The reassurance of someone’s voice has been replaced by text

What kind of consequences will we experience next?

So let’s put away the cell phones when we meet. I’m being serious

It’s time for us to have a real “social” experience