I remember when
One used to pick up a heavy
Telephone handset, stick a
Finger into circular hole,
Pull down a dial at the
correct number.
Long distance calls
Beeped, warbled, hissed.
It required an operator
For my collect calls from school.
That was back when I was
Young, skinny, desired by
More people than I would
Have thought possible.
Technology was clunky,
My body svelte, sexy.
Today, things stand reversed.
Slim cellular devices
Packed with many features,
Hard to dial, though, with
My wrinkled fat old
Fingers.
Who ever said life was fair.
Author notes
Those pay phones seemed very advanced back then, with their gleaming silver dials. Dials!
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Comments
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i like the comparisons here
and remember this lack of technology too
great write -
There are plenty of visuals in this piece of poetry I love the way you write the stanzas,
"Telephone handset, stick a
Finger into circular hole,
Pull down a dial at the
correct number."
I love the way you write such a basic idea into a poem it is very good.
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