Open Book

Melissa Balmain

Time was, your hands were on me night and day.

(The thrill along my spine!) Of course I flipped

for you, from A to Z and back to A,

not once suspecting our romantic script

was doomed (and how), you fickle（浮躁的）, shallow fool.

You've traded everything you shared with me --

defining moments, leisurely, old school --

for quickies with your laptop, your PC,

your iPad, iPhone, iDon't-Give-a-Damn:

amid their breathless litany（冗长故事） of news,

blogs, tweets, directions, recipes and spam（垃圾邮件）,

they will, at any moment that you choose,

look up a word (or dozens!) in a flash.

Well, here's a definition I find merry:

Comeuppance (noun): when all your gadgets crash,

and you crawl back to me -- your dictionary.