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Poetry
Simple Times
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Computers Are Here To Stay
by Aileen McPherson
by Ron Sanford
We never know how far we’ll go, when life
pulls us to and fro, through mountains cold, over
Rivers bold, past an ocean vast, along a path to a house so
old it looked as if the forest round should swallow whole.
Like it or not, computers are here to stay
Nowadays computers are in the wrong hands.
One could reasonably say, but who is to blame.
Unintended consequences up your arse
Everywhere you go there is an invisible charm
linking your life to this soulless bastard
like the proverbial monkey on your back.
Not much to look at slat board walls, moss encrusted
small garage where stuff got lost in, it was the yard
Loved most. Beautiful trees full of ghosts,
as Spanish moss hung like tinsel on the Christmas
tree, ornaments of sweet meats rain down around,
waiting for little hands to collect in baskets, these
gifts upon the ground, crack them open here and there
payment for our work dear.
Crisp clean air, squirrels everywhere, hear her calls
Chilins come in the night is falling, bring your
gatherings it’s time to make pies divine, pecan
you see granmama made the best, we shelled
all the baskets small,
three pies in the time, so delicious
worth it all.
More background checks, medical records, resumes,
Details of your family, church and politics
Laid bare in unreal time for all to see
is the cold, sterile information piling up
There’s no way to logout of your Modern Master
The best you can do is to regulate your self
The organic PC on our shoulders leading the way.
What can I say? Computers are here to stay
Make the most of it or you will be left behind
Clean out all of the trash inside of your mind
Greet the new day, your true friends are all waiting.
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