The Pen
The pen is an animate object that holds blue liquid in its beings
It helped write on paper about hopes and dreams
It helped if there is something you wanted to remember
The pen has come a long way in colour and design
It comes in all colours not like in the past
I think of years ago a feather pen one would hold unto
Dip it in the ink bottle for their story to be told
The pen put down on paper love letters to behold
Sometimes the pen wrote words on paper
That never should been told
Once hurtful words are on paper they cannot be taken back
You cannot erase words the pen helped write once they are sent
The pen helped people write down all their desires
The pen helps the words flow down unto the page
Then a letter was sent
TThe pen helped write many good-bye letters
Or love letters in the past
Sometimes the ink on paper would make another smile
Words written on paper a lesson would be learned
Today the pen is not used as much replace
With a finger and a computer pad
Aphone or text a message is futures way to write
No matter how you write a message
That you send make sure it does not hurt
The person that receives it at the other end
We use now the tip of our finger
For our words to be received
It does not matter what you use
Some words are best expressed in person
Think about the words you write
Are they words you would want to read?
If not do not press send
E-mail or text message to a friend
Make sure it is something
You would want to read if on the receiving end!
Your poem writes about the changing ways we write since using the quill pen. And you are absolutely right, that when you write something on the Internet, it will tend to be there forever and one should be careful not to insult or write things there that you would later regret. Unfortunately, some of these forms of writing like texting, may be convenient, but they require the receiver to have a cell phone to receive and require an abbreviated form of writing that may not be understood by the reader.
Some interesting thoughts to ponder in your poem.
Ron