i want to just plug it in

i remember the days

when you bought something new

like a tv

or a refrigerator,

or a stove,

or printer

or telephone

and you just plugged it in,

hit a button

and off you go.

you adjusted the antennae

on top

of the old black and white

and sat back and enjoyed

the show.

no more.

no more, God help us.

getting to the moon and back

is easier

these days.

my printer wakes me up

at night,

fresh out of the box,

asking me questions that

i don't have the answers to.