My phone is like a confidante,
It listens to me babble on and on.
It shares all my secrets with me,
It's loyal and never gone.
It helps me keep in touch with the world,
Provides me with news and facts.
It sends me pictures and videos too,
Keeping me entertained in my tracks.
It's my go-to device, when I'm bored
It keeps my mind whirring in fun.
It makes my life easier,
And reminds me when I'm done.
My phone is like a friend,
It's something I can never part with.
It's my companion for life,
Who's always with me, even if I'm alone and adrift.
About the Creator
Can You Drive a Ford Fiesta Through a Desert?
I’m flying down the B1 highway from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop with a map and a boot full of camping gear. I’m excited for the first stop of my Namibian road trip: the Quiver Tree Forest. I spot the sign and turn onto the C17, off the tarmac and onto the gravel. I’ll be there soon; it’s only ten miles or so. I am unprepared for what comes next. The car slides and slips across the road. I am not fully in control anymore. I slow to a crawl. The car judders and shudders, the noise deafening, the vibrations rattling the teeth in my skull. It takes me around an hour to drive the ten miles. I arrive at the campsite relieved to be in one piece, even if it feels like all my bones have been shaken slightly out of place. I will later learn that this is what happens when the gravel road becomes “corrugated”, and that the roads authority goes round once a week to “grade” them. Seems I arrived about 6 days after the grader had last been round.
By Jenifer Nim3 days ago in Wander
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