by Mona Lisa Aspiras
Published on: Dec 17, 2004
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Type: Poetry

The World Wide Web

AKA "The World Wide Wait"

Why "Wait?"

Signs of the Times

A Feeding Frenzy of Information

And More and More

Feeding us past the level of

Gluttony

Not only - Faster and Faster

Contest after Contest

Between Million-Dollar Corporations,

Competing for Your

Undivided Attention,

Serving You Info Needed

And Unnecessary.

The Time Has Come

The Information Age

The Digital Highway

And the Digital Generation

Are All Here -

Now.



The World Wide Wait?

No, thank you,

I'd rather "wait"

For my lover's kisses,

A morning sunrise,

Fresh-from-the-print newspaper

Or a friend's new letter.

To slow down,

To savor every precious moment

Without the need for

Speed

Is the Real Key

To Today's "World Wide Wait"



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