Brian's prompt at dversepoets.com is exploring today's media through poetry..check it out. 'Become new friends with..'
'Have you updated your status?'
Phrases from Facebook..
new world phenomena
Gone are long phone calls
between teens..
--..-.- Morse code?.. forgotten...
we depend on
Teens text messages..
give High 5's with hearts,
stars and other
icons from their cell phones..
... or iPods..
what..no handwritten
paper love notes?
Fingers move like lightning..
frequent giggles..
"Wha's up....can U hang?"
"Super awesome BFF"
"..idk U ,,
"Pretty coolio !"
The jargon is new to me..
times have changed..
but being a teen is
hard..the process the same
raising kids never easy
Hippies a thing of the past,
maybe, but I hear .
."chillin' w/my ppl"
...even "far out"..is heard..
Instagram for great pics..
but NO obsessive
texting while driving
___or else 'rly'..
you will lose your timeline!
