march thirty one poetry

In honor of National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 2 of the Writer's Digest Poem A Day challenge, today's poetry prompts is Communication

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before technology . 4/3/21

Before cell phones 

We were forced 

To pick up the phone 

Yes, a land line 

Rotary 

Push button 

Dial a number  

No caller ID 

Crossing your fingers 

That someone was home 

Hoping and waiting 

Just to hear a real voice 

No voicemail 

No using our fingers 

To text a message 

That was not an option  

But using our fingers 

To dial a number  

7 digits 

That we had to memorize 

Remember 

Phone books told us how to find  

The things we needed 

Address books told us 

How to connect  

To the people we needed 

How did we ever get along  

Without our devices 

Easy 

We called 

We listened 

Then hung up the phone 

Until someone  

Called us back 

Kicking off National Poetry Month with a poem I wrote in 2015