The sharp pain
Of long thin lines
Razored edges
Were like black
Electrical breakers
Disrupting, flipping
Harmful impulses
And runaway thoughts
Once upon a time
This was my
Horror story
That felt like life
But was more like
Hurry up and die
The static was loud
Turn the channel
He kept saying
Just… you know
Find another way
So with practice
And with great care
I learned to just
Hack the system
Update the wiring
Upgrade the circuits
Now I’m an engineer
Guiding the impulses
That once threatened
To trip me up
And harm me
HASTYWORDS 
I suppose that’s what we all learn to do. Well said. 🙂
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As children, we all fell down many times on the way to learning to walk. So much of life is like that.
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Agree 🙂
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
HASTY – Not any more
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Beautifully written and very profound. I’m glad you’re an engineer now.
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