Logging off
© 2007
Dan Johnson

Logging off, the flag waved to me,
Followed by that tune, oh so irritating!

I started thinking about this machine so fine,
I can circle the globe in no time and learn
The intricacies of making stinky turpentine.

And my head goes flip flop flip flop as I go logging off.

I can write the great American novel, or go to eBay
To buy a much needed shovel. How grand! I think?

When I consider its mighty power, running, if I want,
Seven days and twenty-four hours, but who would?

Let’s consider what it takes to keep up in this ever changing world.

Twenty years ago, nary did I think that my life would surrender to;
Gigabytes, megabytes, kilobytes, jpeg, html,
Oh my God, my life is caught in this hell…called a laptop.

And my head goes flip flop, flip flop as I go logging off.

Then consider we have PDF, java script, spam, but who needs that kind of ham? Adding to this verbal flog, don’t forget, you can daily blog…oh the wonder of it all!

I could go on, it really doesn’t matta,
My ‘puter guru tells me, and don’t we all have one,
Says, it’s amazing this little box can hold an insurmountable,
Amount of...disc and data.

Now my screen is dark and I have finished logging off.
Dan Johnson
© 2007