HIGH TEA FOR I.T

Twizzle48

HIGH TEA FOR I.T

 

A mixture of flicking and tapping

Yet I never hear people clapping

Android meant a robot in its day

But I suppose it is, in its own way

All now addicted to social media

Beware the fake news it’ll feed ya

 

But all this is not seen as real I.T

A bit like unfashionable high tea

More of ordering food on the go

Life is no longer gentle and slow

Everything’s now only via an app

Be wary of the subtle online trap

 

Windows was never all that great

And took me decades to tolerate

I do admit that I don’t use Apple

A new OS with which to grapple

But in Basic, I really used to code

Back then, it was more a la mode

 

Before the worldwide web existed

It was Telex numbers, as so listed

Now across the ether, it’s memes

And nefarious scamming schemes

I am sorry, but I never did think

This would take me to the brink

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  • Cheeky Missy

    The bits and bytes are now our life, or so they'd have us think. Yet far more others live their days without much more than ink. Tis curious how they've fooled us all.
    Beautifully rendered with a haunting poignancy and superb imagery not to mention a winsome appeal despite the topic.
    Thank you very much for sharing.

  • Tristan Robert Lange

    A wonderful write. As someone who used to code basic "a la mode" as you put it, I really appreciate this as it really captures the vast change in such a relatively short time and how that change can really leave one's head spinning, not to mention, as your poem also addresses, the dangers that have cropped up in that short time...things we would not have imagined back then. Excellent write!



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