There’s a phone call on my landline and another on my cell, <br />So I’m not sure which one I should answer next. <br />I’ve just received ten e-mails, plus twelve or thirteen texts, <br />You’ll forgive me if I’m feeling slightly stressed. <br /> <br />Here I’m sat at my PC, trying to download films for free, <br />(Though I won’t say from which website, you can guess.) <br />And I write another tweet, as I grab a bite to eat, <br />Any wonder that I’m suffering from stress? <br /> <br />I’m on all good social networks – Facebook, Linkedin, Google Plus, <br />And I’ve loads and loads of followers on Twitter. <br />I’ve an iPad and a Kindle, I buy e-books by the bundle, <br />But I can’t remember how to write a letter. <br /> <br />I’ve been playing Texas Hold ‘em, (online, not with real people,) <br />‘Cos I’ve always liked to gamble and to bet. <br />Next a spot of Grand Theft Auto, though I doubt I really ought to, <br />Since it makes me lose all interest in sex. <br /> <br />Have you seen that clip on YouTube of the girl who bared her huge boobs? <br />(Or to be polite, perhaps I should say “breasts”.) <br />It’s a must-see, it’s gone viral, ever upward the hits spiral, <br />Yeah, but YouTube is just one more source of stress. <br /> <br />Oh, this new technology, all those gizmos, mp3, <br />I embraced it all with gusto and with zest. <br />But the novelty has worn thin, satisfaction level’s falling, <br />For I’ve gone down with a nasty bout of stress. <br /> <br />I’m yearning for the good old days of just four TV channels, <br />When we got our news from papers, not the Net. <br />When there was no mp3, we bought singles and LPs, <br />And we weren’t all feeling str-str-str-str-stressed! <br /> <br />I gave up smoking years ago, (it’s not good for one’s health.) <br />I don’t do drugs, or drink booze to excess. <br />But some whisky or some weed, that’s exactly what I need, <br />‘Cos they just might help alleviate my stress. <br /> <br /> <br />8/9/13<br /><br />Denys E. W. Jones<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/digital-stress/
