Messenger

They got on line you know,
Having said the usual hi and hello
With emoticons fully aglow,
But their stroking techniques were very slow.

He mentioned to her, that he did not buy the ham,
Because he got tied up, in traffic jam;
For the lights had gone astray,
And that was what caused, the long delay.

At the time she replied, the clock struck two,
And said that she was down with the flu,
But heard the news, that much fighting was still in Iraq,
And Palestinians were worried, over the death of Arafat.

Bush has been reelected President,
And for the second time, he is a White House resident;
So the war on terror, has reached an all time high;
Despite Kerry’s campaign cry, as to the reasons why.

©Paterika Hengreaves
January 2005/Arkles Bay, New Zealand