WHATSAPP

"Whatsapp" said my teenager grandchild,

I said "nothing much dear " and just smiled,

His friends gave me a questioning stare,

Some even made funny faces sitting there.

I realized my ignorance in this Internet age,

My response thus I guessed was out of gage,

WhatsApp was not an update on the social scene ,

But was a instant chat app on a smartphone screen!!!

Now I knew why the youngsters sat with bended heads ,

While they swiped screens with their fingers spread .

That's what tempted me to purchase a smart phone,

The seed of discarding  my old phone had now been sown .

A survey for the best valued piece thus began,

Confused  and retarded I kept on changing my plan,

Swallowing my pride I trusted the salesman,

A smart phone was at last   in my hand then!

They said my model could have been more smart and  sleek ,

After spending so much time and money I felt like a geek,

After a week of  peep in others life by constant texting,

I felt it was a waste of time ,tiring and quite perplexing.

However I feel great when in my day to day conversation,

I casually mention "whatsApp" my mind gets an adulation,

And when I hear somebody ask me  "what's that?"

I make a funny face and proudly say "oh that's a chat"

Foot notes:-

You may laugh at what I have to say ,but then ...........

I confess I have just become smart ,no not in my head, but with a smart phone in my hand which practically does  everything except putting me to sleep.

Yes  being young at heart  inspired me to become gadget savvy,so its whatsapp  now .........Lol :-)