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"Look Up" by Gary Turk is a poem I've recently watched / read & it's message was SO powerful, it's now forever in my head So deep, well spoken & extremely true.... I hope you'll share it, I know it'll be a lasting impression on you This video poem & it's message has inspired me to write.... .....guess I'm not sleeping tonight.... Kids nowadays Entertain themselves differently from my childhood ways This is what we've become to be Can't go too long 100% electronically free Fresh air & drinking from the hose Have been lost & forgotten I suppose Of course fresh air & hoses still exist It's their simplicity that's being overlooked & missed Kids imagination is becoming rare & isn't creative anymore Far, far less than all the kids in years before Glued to some form of a screen Hours in a line they'd rather wait, the newest game they feel The parks are all much too quiet now Their fascination no longer fascinates somehow playground equipment empty & bare & it's seems like everyone really doesn't care The weekends are slowly turning into just another day With marathons of endless video game play Not even one foot stepped outside Instead, like a hermit,just staying inside Sunshine wasted daily & ignored easily My opinion...it should be enjoyed worry free & regularly Go play a game of hide-and-go-seek & try to start a winning streak Or how about some good old Red Rover, Red Rover ...Who will you decide to "Send Over" Maybe it'll be on your secret crush Just be careful not to blush Another game I loved to play Cartoon tag, HURRY & SQUAT what character will you say?! There's so many games of tag you could choose & fun & laughter you'll never lose Like freeze tag or how about tunnel tag NONE of them at all are dull or close to being a drag Just one rule I think should always apply Count to ten after tagged so instant "tag backs" won't cause a cry Or you could play mother may I? .....also I recommend giving Red Light, Green Light a try NOW if sports are more your thing A glove, bats, ***** & bases are something you should bring Basketball more your style Then bring a ball & shoot hoops for a while If you'd rather just enjoy the day & sunshine That too, is perfectly fine Take your dog for a little walk & bring a friend a long & just talk Outdoors has so much to offer you There is endless amounts of options for things to do Maybe enjoy a scenic little bike ride Or a new adventure you've always wished you've tried A park isn't the only outdoor place you can enjoy Your own swimming pool is a great too with an old tire tube toy There you can play hours of "Marco Polo" Or see how your splashes go Just don't forget to wear sunscreen Or your results will be red & burn, if you get what I mean & always , always drink lots of water Especially when the weather gets hotter Staying hydrated is without a doubt the best No need for you body's limits to be put to the test Back when I was young & carefree Inside was the last place I wanted to be Sunrise to sunset outdoors running around There were times where I even rolled on the ground As day turned to dusk & the sun was almost gone That's when the street lights came on Ending my day covered from head to toe in dirt & a grass stained T-Shirt I had an abundant amount of fun & hated having that day already be done I was one of the boys for a long time But smart enough to let them commit any crime No girls lived on my street at first & I thought that was just the worst But I could easily keep up with the boys & their plans Daily, I'd quickly throw on & tie tight my vans Riding through all the empty fields & dirt mounds used to jump Houses being newly built & just a wood frame Look back now, we had so many adventures & no one of them the same FINALLY a girl moved in, just my age too I was excited to the max, more than she ever knew Barbies was mostly our pick for entertainment Even outside we'd play them, so many hours we spent Lego forts we're sleep over fun, that's for sure So many memories & good times I created with her 2014 is the current year Children's idea for "fun" is something I fear Technology is always evolving & growing & its dependency is definitely showing Instead of coming home when the street lights come on Sending a text is the new tradition Actual words are becoming eliminated & ridiculously being abbreviated Which is causing normal speaking to sound absurd Sometimes it's too horrible & unable to decipher what you've heard Thanks electronics for advancing & inventing a new language Now we talk like we have severe brain damage "Dats Cray, Cray she's my bae" Uuuuuhhhh WHAT THE **** DID YOU SAY? Translation: "That's crazy, she's my babe" is what they said Seriously, they are sounding more & more uneducated Everyone now has a phone glued to their hand It's a new trend that I'll never understand Electronically we're being defeated Not realizing it's not always needed Like on a beautiful day & the weather is just perfect Don't close your blinds because the sunshine you're trying to reject Instead shut off that power ******* device Fresh air is waiting & the breeze is nice Computer games & all those gaming console Are just disguised as good clean fun but actually they're slowly killing souls One by one Until the last one is done We're just slaves to our electronics No longer needing hooked on phonics Dictionaries were quickly replaced "Just google it" is now popularly phrased As the years continue to progress Electronics will advance & more will just obsess It is kind of like when you're scrolling through a social media board Reading the latest status your friend posted & beautifully poured & trying to put down your phone for a bit But it only managed to last a minute Not a single change, how lame So you hit refresh over & over but still nothing changed All the while hoping some things would've rearranged Desperate for some kind of excitement or some entertainment Staring at the screen Which displays nothing new to be seen You're wasting your day You don't want to forever live this way Missing adventures you could've had, but gave them no chances A screen brightly glowing hypnotized you, not allowing any reality glances It puts you secretly in a trance that will mesmerized Forgetting to blink, helpless they become are your eyes Don't let it get to that part of no return & remember what, a long the way you did happen to learn Control your mind & don't let technology completely drain you... Electronically free let's you experience all the possibilities you can do All the new things you can try ...As long as you occasionally disconnect from WIFI
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Aug 12, 2014
Aug 12, 2014 at 10:48 PM UTC
becky-littmann
Electronically Ruined
"Look Up" by Gary Turk is a poem I've recently watched / read & it's message was SO powerful, it's now forever in my head So deep, well spoken & extremely true.... I hope you'll share it, I know it'll be a lasting impression on you This video poem & it's message has inspired me to write.... .....guess I'm not sleeping tonight.... Kids nowadays Entertain themselves differently from my childhood ways This is what we've become to be Can't go too long 100% electronically free Fresh air & drinking from the hose Have been lost & forgotten I suppose Of course fresh air & hoses still exist It's their simplicity that's being overlooked & missed Kids imagination is becoming rare & isn't creative anymore Far, far less than all the kids in years before Glued to some form of a screen Hours in a line they'd rather wait, the newest game they feel The parks are all much too quiet now Their fascination no longer fascinates somehow playground equipment empty & bare & it's seems like everyone really doesn't care The weekends are slowly turning into just another day With marathons of endless video game play Not even one foot stepped outside Instead, like a hermit,just staying inside Sunshine wasted daily & ignored easily My opinion...it should be enjoyed worry free & regularly Go play a game of hide-and-go-seek & try to start a winning streak Or how about some good old Red Rover, Red Rover ...Who will you decide to "Send Over" Maybe it'll be on your secret crush Just be careful not to blush Another game I loved to play Cartoon tag, HURRY & SQUAT what character will you say?! There's so many games of tag you could choose & fun & laughter you'll never lose Like freeze tag or how about tunnel tag NONE of them at all are dull or close to being a drag Just one rule I think should always apply Count to ten after tagged so instant "tag backs" won't cause a cry Or you could play mother may I? .....also I recommend giving Red Light, Green Light a try NOW if sports are more your thing A glove, bats, ***** & bases are something you should bring Basketball more your style Then bring a ball & shoot hoops for a while If you'd rather just enjoy the day & sunshine That too, is perfectly fine Take your dog for a little walk & bring a friend a long & just talk Outdoors has so much to offer you There is endless amounts of options for things to do Maybe enjoy a scenic little bike ride Or a new adventure you've always wished you've tried A park isn't the only outdoor place you can enjoy Your own swimming pool is a great too with an old tire tube toy There you can play hours of "Marco Polo" Or see how your splashes go Just don't forget to wear sunscreen Or your results will be red & burn, if you get what I mean & always , always drink lots of water Especially when the weather gets hotter Staying hydrated is without a doubt the best No need for you body's limits to be put to the test Back when I was young & carefree Inside was the last place I wanted to be Sunrise to sunset outdoors running around There were times where I even rolled on the ground As day turned to dusk & the sun was almost gone That's when the street lights came on Ending my day covered from head to toe in dirt & a grass stained T-Shirt I had an abundant amount of fun & hated having that day already be done I was one of the boys for a long time But smart enough to let them commit any crime No girls lived on my street at first & I thought that was just the worst But I could easily keep up with the boys & their plans Daily, I'd quickly throw on & tie tight my vans Riding through all the empty fields & dirt mounds used to jump Houses being newly built & just a wood frame Look back now, we had so many adventures & no one of them the same FINALLY a girl moved in, just my age too I was excited to the max, more than she ever knew Barbies was mostly our pick for entertainment Even outside we'd play them, so many hours we spent Lego forts we're sleep over fun, that's for sure So many memories & good times I created with her 2014 is the current year Children's idea for "fun" is something I fear Technology is always evolving & growing & its dependency is definitely showing Instead of coming home when the street lights come on Sending a text is the new tradition Actual words are becoming eliminated & ridiculously being abbreviated Which is causing normal speaking to sound absurd Sometimes it's too horrible & unable to decipher what you've heard Thanks electronics for advancing & inventing a new language Now we talk like we have severe brain damage "Dats Cray, Cray she's my bae" Uuuuuhhhh WHAT THE **** DID YOU SAY? Translation: "That's crazy, she's my babe" is what they said Seriously, they are sounding more & more uneducated Everyone now has a phone glued to their hand It's a new trend that I'll never understand Electronically we're being defeated Not realizing it's not always needed Like on a beautiful day & the weather is just perfect Don't close your blinds because the sunshine you're trying to reject Instead shut off that power ******* device Fresh air is waiting & the breeze is nice Computer games & all those gaming console Are just disguised as good clean fun but actually they're slowly killing souls One by one Until the last one is done We're just slaves to our electronics No longer needing hooked on phonics Dictionaries were quickly replaced "Just google it" is now popularly phrased As the years continue to progress Electronics will advance & more will just obsess It is kind of like when you're scrolling through a social media board Reading the latest status your friend posted & beautifully poured & trying to put down your phone for a bit But it only managed to last a minute Not a single change, how lame So you hit refresh over & over but still nothing changed All the while hoping some things would've rearranged Desperate for some kind of excitement or some entertainment Staring at the screen Which displays nothing new to be seen You're wasting your day You don't want to forever live this way Missing adventures you could've had, but gave them no chances A screen brightly glowing hypnotized you, not allowing any reality glances It puts you secretly in a trance that will mesmerized Forgetting to blink, helpless they become are your eyes Don't let it get to that part of no return & remember what, a long the way you did happen to learn Control your mind & don't let technology completely drain you... Electronically free let's you experience all the possibilities you can do All the new things you can try ...As long as you occasionally disconnect from WIFI
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