THE WI-FI OF WISDOM

The Wi-Fi of Wisdom

We were here first, you texting youth,
We bent the arc, we spoke the truth.
We watched the wars, we split the atom,
Marched for rights and fought Uncle Tom.

We read our books by candlelight,
Did math without an app at night.
Our “search engines” were called brains,
Not TikTok trends or mindless chains.

Eighty years of lessons learned,
Of bridges built and fingers burned.
Yet here you sit with ears plugged tight,
While wisdom hums beyond your sight.

You hold a phone, a magic wand!
It links to us, the great, the fond.
But do you call? Do you inquire?
No, your text and selfies you admire.

So spin, dear children, in your haze,
Of “likes” and “shares” and fleeting praise.
But when the world confounds your plans,
Remember the answers rest in wrinkled hands.

We are the Wi-Fi you ignore,
History’s signal, rich in lore.
No passwords needed, just say “Hi”…
And we’ll download truth before we die.