We don’t start until we stop the
wake up call
get our brain then body into gear
maybe add a little fluid
and fuel to kick start the day into
ensuing chaos as we make our way
on foot, bus, bike
or, in tin-can boxes
then,
entering other short or tall boxes
we fill eight hours of our time
earning those dollars and dimes.
Yes,
we humans are still machines
living, breathing entities
which
(through stress)
can come undone
causing breakdown so our
correct function, suffers.
We become fractured
like millions of pieced
jigsaw puzzles
and, if someone shakes the box
we fall into chaos, until we
(or, someone else who helps)
does some routine maintenance
maybe
a scan followed by a de-frag
which puts all of the pieces
into their order again
and on and on this cycle repeats
until the hard drive finally gives up
the ghost, dies
and then, we are replaced
by fresh new models.
~*~
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I like “fractured like millions of pieced jigsaw puzzles”. Great visual with that.
OMG! I love it! I never thought of it that way! You just described my whole existence!
yes. can relate to this.
http://crankymango.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/ice-garden.html
Love it – it definitely time for a technology detox
Love this! I work in an office cubicle every day in front of a computer cranking out claims. This so speaks to me. I really like “a scan followed by a de-frag which puts all of the pieces into their order again”. I have been especially tired lately and so want to get back to writing. You give me encouragement just by stopping by for a visit. Thank you!
This is great! I’m kinda feeling the need to be defragged myself!
Daydreamertoo,
How accurate your perception of the image of the average human. A repetetive daily routine, multiplied by millions right around the world. The exact same picture emerges….Very clever perception through the prompt:)
Eileen
Wow, the puzzle the defragging the hard drive….love it!
Well Done…
Wonderful Bren…I loved so many thoughts here and it made so much sense ;D
Jack the dripper is in for a dressing down on many blogs today. Wonder why.
Defrag of the harddrive in my head would be helpful 🙂
Very nice. Love the we become fractured stanza, really stands out to me, and fits in perfectly here. Great job. Thanks
I enjoyed this one very much, I’m going to go scan it again, now, and do some defragging later. 😉
smiles…i woke an hour before the alarm today…ha..you paint a bleak picture of a life that we think is so civilized but so fragile in a way..laughing at sherry’s comment…yeah..maybe we all should think about a defrag..smiles
Beautiful. I haven’t been to poets united yet. But like to check it out soon.
Very clever! Chilling but clever. (And I love the Pollock.) k.
I like the sound in this:
“entering other short or tall boxes
we fill eight hours of our time
earning those dollars and dimes”
I love your take on this!
nice…interesting take…i like the technical knowledge or phraseology that you use…in many ways we are a very complex machine filled with many moving parts and programming for sure that gets screwed up along the way…wonder where i can get a reboot? smiles..
Our theories of the mind and memory processing include computer analogies (a modularity of mind). It’s permeated everything, including the way we think about thinking :). A satisfying, thought provoking, and frightening read!
Would like to be replaced at the moment, at least half my worthless body hahaha
A scan and a defrag. Yes, I can relate to that concept. Nice write!
Such a square structured world …nicely written…sometimes I feel like I need a reboot!
So much today depends on that routine maintenance; and if that doesn’t work….there’s replacement. Unfortunately this carries over to humans as well. Replacement is easy these days. More and more individuals are dispensable Well written, Bren.
Now THAT is an idea whose time has come – I need a TOTAL scan and defrag!!!!!!! It makes so much sense:) Love it.
Chilling …