I put in a job application, <br />And I was forced to do it online. <br />When I was young we did it in person, <br />So the employer could tell we were fine! <br /> <br />I’d get dressed up in a shirt and tie <br />And sometimes I’d wear my best suit! <br />I would polish my shoes to a very high shine, <br />That’s right, they looked at your shoes! <br /> <br />If you could impress an employer, <br />Then their customers believed in you too. <br />Is that simply asking way too much <br />For others to feel good with you? <br /> <br />I don’t think progress is such a great thing, <br />Though computers have changed all our lives. <br />But social sites to me are just gossiping, <br />And a tremendous waste of my time! <br /> <br />You can size up the measure of a woman or man, <br />When you’re looking them straight in the eye! <br />The whole world has grabbed onto networking. <br />I call it a very big crime! <br /> <br />Just look at our youth, faces buried in games <br />Of electronics made in sterile labs. <br />No children playing in streets or yards. <br />The tears in my eyes means I’m sad!<br /><br />Robert Edgar Burns<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-application-2/
