Face Book Flu Poem by Risha Ahmed (12 yrs)

The day you join this blessed site
Though some may call it cursed
You fill in the form at lightning speed
With eyes wide open and lips pursed
You tick the Terms and Conditions box
Without the slightest idea what they are
And when they ask you for your date of birth
You fill in the age of your car
When you're finally done with the registration
And you feel like you've been let into paradise
You realize you know nothing of this new world
You rack your head and rub your eyes
How can you write on your friend's wall
Without being considered insane?
What does it mean when somebody pokes you
Such questions race through your brain
What do you write in a status?
What on earth is a notification?
And why are games meant for farmers
Turning into such a sensation?
You click on help to understand the site
And try to figure it out
But things just become a bigger mess
And you find yourself steeped further in doubt
You give up and return to your homepage
And well, well, what do you know?
Its a miracle of miracles as you understand
You have got the hang of it after all
Soon you get sucked into the portal
Also known as Facebook addiction
You poke, write on walls, like things and play farmville
And react to every notification
And amidst all that, you soon realize
Facebook is not just another site in the blue
It is an expression, an emotion, a thought, a feeling
A disease known as the Facebook flu!