We all hear about buttons
Whose is bigger? Who has more?
Who will be the senseless one
To start a little war?
It may really sound
Quite ludicrous
What I’m about to say
But we all have our buttons
We push them every day
We push all types of buttons
Not always our own
I do not mean the buttons
That you have on your phone
Everyone has attributes
Some pleasant, some grotesque
And buttons that we push for them
Are not placed on a desk
Sometimes little words can slip
That go beyond the pale
And you just pushed a button
And thought “It’s no big deal”
On that Hawaiian island
An average sunny day
A fellow pushed a button
“A missile’s on the way!”
People ran and shouted
And mothers sure did cry
“Did Kim just push the button?
Are we all gonna die?”
“Whoops! I didn’t mean it!”
“I pushed it by mistake”
You know we almost went to war
Who knew the news was fake?
Imagine that our president
He got the errant tweet
And then he fired back a shot
As one not to be beat
Of course, it did not happen
And all were scared, not hurt
But mistakes or a thoughtless push
A remark sharp and curt
Can cause so much more damage
And all we’ll say is “Whoops”
While someone may be vilified
By blogs or posts or groups
You only pushed a button
Who knows how you’ll offend?
So, think my friend
Before you speak
Or push the button, “Send”
