Acronyms

First came initials to shorten a name Then the government got into the game Along came computers with their new ‘DOS’ Whatever that meant, I was at a loss! The internet blossomed, it took over With FB and Twitter, speech was a blur Compressing our words to say what we think When did we banish our words to the drink? Takes only a moment for you to say What you really mean, speed gets in the way Why such a hurry to say what you mean You can’t expect me to read in-between. Often your words have no reason or rhyme If you can’t spell it out, don’t waste my time!