Digital Fadeout

When Digital comes
The TV screen screams
At old Analog
That interferes with Digital
Trying to do its new business,

“Where’s Jack Paar
When you need him?”
Cries Analog
“But you have Conan,”
Rebuts Digital,

Jackie Gleason’s face
Presses against the glass,
Trapped inside the old
Television set
Repeating “Digital” over and over,
It’s the ultimate secret word
On the Groucho Marx show,
It’s a new pair
Of Buster Brown shoes,
It’s the Big Chief Test Pattern
Or a screen full of snow
Rolling with the Vertical Hold.