Today is the day,
Time to take that test,
Hopefully, you studied well.

At the door your tech is confiscated,
But luckily, they are kind enough to give you a dictionary,
And then it sinks in, how do you use it?

A gigantic book sitting on your desk,
The way you stare at it makes it seem like it’s a monster,
Taking your seat, you keep looking over at it, as if in fear.

The test begins and there it is,
A word you don’t know, you reach for your phone, but remember, it’s not there,
Another look at the dictionary, reaching out to touch it.

Your eyes are closed because you feared it would harm you,
Opening it, you see nothing but words, but not the one you’re looking for,
Thinking to yourself, how do you use this thing?

But it’s just that simple, the words are in alphabetical order,
So all you have to do is look for the word by spelling it out while searching,
In the end, you find what you’re looking for and laugh to yourself.

Why was I so terrified of something so useful, but ancient,
Technology, I presume makes us a little dumbfounded by the simplicity,
No longer will an old dictionary give me the chills.