Ode to the Computer

You instrument of technology

Finely crafted silicone and plastic

Made of years of hard work

Scientists worldwide

All so people can play Doom in 3D

A device of communication

Laughs, sobs, and inside jokes

Shot instantly across the world

Sharing feelings and emotions

Be it friend, foe or acquaintance

Bringer of music, player of tunes

Droppin’ beats like it’s nobody’s business

But who’s nobody? Internet knows

Viral video, homemade clips

News, music, videos all to me

You solid object, good in a fight

When dropped on feet, you cause a megahertz

Weapon, like sword or club

Metaphorically, too

Hate mail ain’t good, but it’s out there

Computers do a lot

Expose terrible truths, better off buried

Click! Clack! You whir away

Doing homework, day after day

Typing papers, essays, thesis

What would one do?

Without the computer

As comforting as a warm, weathered helping hand

As new as the early morn dew

Sometimes confusing, to inexperienced

Viruses are never good

Sometimes I’m forced to wonder

Who is General Failure?

Get him out of my computer

To communicate instantly

To entertain

To inform

To do homework

Aah Computer