Dinosaurs

dinosaurs exist,
they weigh a ton.
you see them curled up
by the sidewalk
destined for the dump
unless a needy passerby
goes to the trouble
of stopping, lugging home
archaic treasure to
delight someone whose
tastes are not so spoiled.
as long as i can see my
shows, i'm good. why pay
for something new 
because it's lighter (like
i want to carry it around);
or has a wider screen, if
this one can be had
for free? detritus of not
many years ago, technology
keeps making things still
working, obsolete.
we throw too much away
to spend more on the new,
the latest, what is trending,
popular. the dinosaurs
of long ago, perhaps they
didn't die from cataclysm
but neglect and lack of love.
that happens pretty often
nowadays with people
but we almost always know
what's on t.v.



(c) Ellen Gillette, 2015