I texted you and called you
But you didn’t answer me
Maybe your phone is lost
Or ran out of battery
I wrote you a message
On WhatsApp and Facebook
Maybe you don’t use it?
At least that’s how it looked
I tried to like, follow and share
On Twitter and Instagram
A broken link, beyond repair
That really was a sham
I last saw you on YouTube
Your video was great
I commented, subscribed
And shared it with a mate
Last time I went on holiday
I posted a postcard
Wanted to Skype you too
But the time difference was hard
I sent multiple emails
Trying to get you to respond
And even checked on Slack
(of that, I thought you were quite fond)
I tried so many times
To communicate with you
Yet you never once replied
What more could I do?
“Call me old fashioned
But one thing I won’t replace
Next time you want to chat
Try talking to my face.”
A poem about communication in the 2020s – with so many ways to communicate, sometimes we still manage to fail. This poem was literally inspired by me overhearing someone say “I texted you and called you” whilst I was walking past.
A reminder that, in this context, face-to-face communication becomes all the more valuable. (Also a reminder, that if you wouldn’t say something in person, perhaps you should think twice about it.)
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