Differences

It’s not that she didn’t like it

She very much enjoyed following the different stories

The one’s that showed fabulous fashion & jewelry 

The one’s that showed videos of of pets and their happy stories 

With their adoptive parents 

It’s just that she didn’t like what it was becoming 

What it became 

How people became 

All of a sudden obsessed with becoming an insta celebrity 

It was all about the followers and not about the content 

Somehow a person’s validity was now determined by the amount 

Of followers they had 

Regardless of knowledge or talent 

And then it made her sad 

Because so many amazing people were being overlooked 

Due to the fact that there wasn’t a K or an M after their amount of followers

She didn’t understand 

The current generation had lost out on so many things 

Granted, she very much enjoyed being able to track down 

Her Ipsy bag and know the exact date of it’s arrival 

But she also enjoyed being surprised the same way that 

Her 9 year old self would be surprised upon opening the mailbox

And finding her monthly subscription to The Baby-Sitters Club 

Because that Ann M. Martin made her feel like she too was Claudia 

She very much enjoys receiving a quick reply from someone 

Halfway around the world that’s in a different time zone

But she also enjoyed receiving letters from her penpal the way she did 

When she was in school 

It’s as if the world is losing human contact 

People can no longer talk to each other face to face 

Everything has to be done via a brightly lit screen in which 

some may misspell words and somehow others understand 

She appreciates being able to meet up and talk over snacks

And read under a lamp 

But kids now a days will never understand what it was like 

To have to read under a night light because the book was too good 

Put down 

Now all they have to do is bring out their phone and keep messaging 

Instead of going to sleep 

She feels that the commodity of technology has turned us into a somewhat 

Lazy bunch that prefers to ask Siri or Alexa for the answers instead of actually flipping 

The pages to the back of the book… 

It’s fine & dandy and great to enjoy certain things

But others are just lost in time 

And they’re important things like values and appreciation, 

Love & a certain zeal because nothing will ever compare to finding out that 

Your song is number one because it made it on MTV’s hottest videos 

Sorry YouTube, it’s just not the same 

Reading the article you wrote on a handheld magazine that gets delivered 

will always hold a certain pizazz because of the wait and excitement 

That cannot be delivered instantly 

It’s just not the same

-Bionica

Club No More

In all honesty, she couldn’t remember the last time she had gone to a club 

At least not voluntarily wanting to shake her groove thang 

With a group of people bumping in to her, spilling drinks everywhere 

And the incessant pump of the bass from the speakers 

That would just cause the ice in drinks to rattle against the glass

She was totally over that 

But being in need for some extra cash 

She dove back in

Not to take on the role of a fabulous bottle girl 

But play police officer and make sure 

That those who wanted to party paid up before stepping in 

And she just couldn’t believe it 

The party kids inside ranged from 18 with a possible fake id 

To 22 and that was pushing it 

But there were a few older men who were just weird 

For crashing this childrens party 

But what really got to her was the conversations she heard

What did these young girls know about serious relationships 

When they were barely out of high school 

Talking about certain matters with a sense of pride 

As if that’s what made the grown ups 

And so she wondered if that was her a few years ago 

But probably not 

Because generations have changed 

As have social standards of communication 

Now it’s all about the gram and looking good for the camera 

Once upon a time, it was more about enjoying the moment 

And hoping you were able to take a few pictures with your point & shoot 

So that you can laugh at the proof of what happened 

But times, they are a changing 

And yes she will probably say the same 

It makes for good stores 

And good laughs 

About how she at times feels like everyone’s mother 

Or really just happens to act like it…

-Bionica