Lingo

A long time ago, saying you were on line,
Meant you stood someplace waiting to pay;
And twitter or tweet was reserved just for birds
To describe what their chirps would relay.

A text was a hardcover book that you used
In the classroom when you were in school;
And a nook was a place where you curled up to read
And to kindle meant firing up fuel.

4G meant four thousand, a cell was a jail,
And a Smart phone meant using a shoe;
A hi-fi was there to make music sound good –
Wi-fi? People would not have a clue.

Though our lingo is constantly changing, I know
Sometimes old definitions still work,
But not always – for it wouldn’t really be cool
If you ordered your shake from a jerk!