New Fangled

Sometimes the new

kicks out the old

to make room for shiny, bright things

but often the old were better than new

but you only know

once they've been replaced

.

Too often the old get thrown out

or shoved

to the back of a dark closet corner

there they sit

just biding their time

until those new shiny things

will replace it again

this time

in that dark closet corner

.

The moral my friends

isn't to toss or give it away

but take thought to the things you replace

though they may be shiny

sometimes the old just do the trick

better than any new fangled

updated version

of our respectable old things

.

Old friends are especially hard to replace

though the updated version is nice

the old stories and laughter

sometimes just do the trick

when the newest version just won't suffice