My modem died the other day

A lightning storm had killed it

It just blew out- what can I say

An act of God had willed it

Alas, it’s not repairable

By Dell supporting Indians

This made me feel real terrible

While seeking more opinions

The days went by offline without

A way to work my emails

Nor were there IMs all about

The back-and-forth of details

It wasn’t long before I felt

The pangs of disconnection

Which tightened up my social belt

With sense-of-loss reflection

But then I thought, before too long

This could be a mixed blessing

If God did this, it can’t be wrong

So I just kept on guessing

My dial-up modem moved too slow

Perhaps a high speed upgrade

Would be the better way to go

Instead of 56K

So after checking out each choice

Through PC nerds who know stuff

A network card gave all my toys

The fastest way to show stuff

For years I’d suffered dial-up blues

And snail crawl interaction

Until God’s will caused me to lose

My pure dissatisfaction

For if His lightning hadn’t struck

My up and download blue bar

Would still be moving slow-to-stuck

Instead of way above par

So if your modem makes you cry

When e’er it boots you offline

Perhaps you should look into why

Before your patience redlines

 John Christopher

2004