Family History

 

Clouds are hovering, darkening, thickening,

Closing in.

Frustration lingers, oppresses, limits.

What shall I do next? now? first?  Ever?

Technology thwarts me.

Give me a pencil and a wad of paper forms.

Things I did, names I had, have disappeared.

What was my username, password, e-mail address?

Which computer was I on, Apple, Mac, HP, Compost?

No not compost, 

I can’t even remember computer type though I can visualize everything but the name. 

Compact? No, and it wasn’t.

Wait!! I found a list of names! They’ll go somewhere.

Printer on—paper loaded, Smiles, Sun shining!

Print.

You are out of ink.