Unbelievable The ease to steer Not conceivable Great cheer As a kid Had to pay attention Easy to slid Much tension Holding the tiller Left then right A thriller And a fight Trying to stay on course The current and wind A tremendous force What a grind Look at the compass Keep the heading I am no Columbus Can be upsetting But with the autopilot Push a button Sails through an eyelet No longer a shut in I can leave the cockpit To set the sails To get coffee To take a piss How fantastic To set the heading And feel a bit sarcastic In this wedding Am I sailing Or cheating Or failing Not competing As sailors of old Fighting the sea Brave and bold Fiesty and gutsy But why Why do I care Let me clarify And share I am free To enjoy the ride Not tied to a tree Sailing is glorified Sailing from point a to b Sailing and enjoying Enjoyment is the reality Technology deploying More leisure To enjoy the trip Autopilot is a treasure To sail the ship What if life Could be automatically set Reducing our strife Hard work and sweat Could we enjoy a more leisurely path Or would we squander our time More evil and wrath Crime and a more challenging climb Idle hands lead to trouble Watch our society Where problems double And so does anxiety The same on a boat If you get lazy You might not stay afloat How crazy Technology is to make life better Ends in making it tougher We missed the newsletter Technology is a buffer Separating us from the turmoil Of a mundane existence Not to pamper and spoil But to help us reduce resistance Use your wit Technology is good But do not quit Do as you should
