I have a friend called Chris. Chris from Carno! Chris hates emojis but likes my poems, so this one's for Chris....


Emoji



Not feeling too clever,
Can't write a letter,
I'll try to articulate text,
I'll sincerely endeavour
Not to use like so whatever,
Erudition in me's not the best.

Mostly yellow specific,
Unsmart hieroglyphics,
Should be technically tippexed,
EMOJI

Type just a few words
Laconically terse,
For I've not read Shakespeare or Twain,
Be grateful I've sent
Some texted lament,
Plus sad faces
Lacking verse,so inane.

Mostly yellow and round
The modern profound
More irritating pulsating
EMOJI

Their sunlike existence
In typed text is instant,
They for me are just too pessimistic,
The resistance of pure punctuation
Is a down right frustration,
They lower the love
Of language logistics

Smiley face,
Thumbs up, down,
Rainbows hearts pins and clowns
Glasses clinking,

Apples an' bees
Treble clefs, wine,
Cake, balloons. cheese,
Killing creative thinking,
Of wordplay
EMOJI

Round an' bouncy, happy or sad,
They all drive me mad,
Pensive, grinning, crying or nosey,
GIFs flashing small
Big on your screen,
Makes me want to scream,
Most ridiculous, annoying
EMOJI



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