I just noticed
click away as if something reallyhow the lighted screen
looks ripped across the top
like the mini yellow pads
that clutter and stack a desk --
to dos and dones, calls recorded
calls returned, hand-drawn charts,
the stuff of later talks,
pages ripped, discarded
starts and stops.
The keys along the bottom
is depressed and strikes.
How like a life this screen,
bright as the eyes can take,
as the hand that hits delete
but does not think to save.
Testing 1-2-3. Seriously I'll admit i had to look up Lorum Ipsum. I guess standardization of lay out had to start somewhere, ah yes the beauty of 21st century Lorum Ipsum...not thinking about hitting save just like all those used pieces of papers with random notes and numbers on them..
ReplyDeleteMy boss still hand writes letters on legal pads & I type them into the computer. So far I haven't ever forgotten to hit save. (So far!)
ReplyDeleteSomewhat related, lately I've been thinking about the impression I give in this virtual world. Am I known for compassion or biting humor? Would a person reading the words typed into a machine recognize the author if they met her? It's interesting to consider!
I think it's hilarious that they make the paper look torn at the top. Me, I prefer the real thing. I've loved to feel the glide of pen/pencil on paper since I learned to write. I have a little Kindle and I can't stand it. I wanted to like it, but when I read a book on it, I'm longing for my 'real' books... I prefer books and real paper and pen. But I do I love your poem. xo
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ReplyDeletewonderful idea woven into poetry......unique...
I hadn't noticed that! Oh that Lorum ipsum - everywhere on those website wireframes. Your poem made me smile.
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ReplyDeleteI dig your attention to detail.
ReplyDeleteAlso I really appreciate your comments and insights on my poem: Falling Photo.
The convenience for writers and the bane of the perfectionist. The keyboard is user friendly if only there is no writer's block. Forgetting to hit save can be a disaster. Great write Karen!
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I've typed along without hitting save only to have the system freeze. It makes me want to go super-nova.
ReplyDeleteloved the last two lines.very true and quite profound.
ReplyDelete'as the hand that hits delete
ReplyDeletebut does not think to save' ~ how transparent to see it in life...
attention to details - pro!
What an epigram!
ReplyDeleteHow like a life this screen,
bright as the eyes can take,
yet cold and flat and final
as the hand that hits delete
but does not think to save.
...and yet, I like the noises, the nod to the old stuff.... but I LOVE the EASE of the new.
ReplyDelete"but does not think to save" — oh, I know how that feels.
ReplyDeleteWell done.
K
You have taken the ordinary computer and made us all think about what it does, how it sounds, and the final lines about deleting and not saving... brilliant turns of phrase throughout, Karen. I really loved this poem. Thx for stopping by Sharp Little Pencil, too! Peace, Amy
ReplyDeleteThis feels much like process...and sometimes this in life can feel cyclic and then in the end what does it amount to..."delete." Just my insight on it though...presumptuous maybe. Great write!
ReplyDeletenice...i really like the closure on this karen...the coldness of the deleting without a thought....and the contrast of that with the brightness...
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