An Offline Hello

An Offline Hello Whatever happened to hello? Meeting and shaking hands That moment of sharing yourself That was a big part of life There were no strangers Just friends you haven’t met Conversation used as an ice breaker Learning more about the person as you spoke That was an eternity ago Before the invent of smart phones Constant contact with the internet Naked pictures and Facebook pages Embarrassing videos from when you were a teen Slander and gossip posted in a moment of anger A million pages of someone with the same name Not all of it true But it must be since it is on the web One time go back to the old days Meet face to face not screen to screen Forget that you have the ability to text Sit down and just talk Get to know each other Take time to learn their history and mysteries For once don’t look them up on-line The real person is so much better They just want a simple hello