I Couldn't Live

I couldn’t live without A/C

Though people all through history

Made do with fans or else before,

They sweated through the clothes they wore.

 

I’d hate to live without my phone;

Attached to it I’ve somehow grown

Though I’ve survived, let’s not forget,

When it was not invented yet.

 

I wouldn’t want to live without

The wheels that take me all about,

For without car or bus or train,

I’d feel so stuck I’d just complain.

 

I’m glad I never had to live

Without appliances that give

The means to keep us clean and fed,

Allowing us to get ahead.

 

I’m grateful that these things exist

Though we can’t know what we’ll have missed

By living in this current age

Before the future turns the page.