Open Book

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.