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The Human Program

There's always a fatal error in any program:

The continuous-loop program
with no variation on a theme,
or too much variation on the theme
begins to look and feel like hell,
which is a metaphoric program.
(heaven is an unprogrammed program.)

All programs are generally improved
with newer programs,
however that also is an endless process,
and we may not have *time*,
wherewithal and inclination to upgrade.

Some programs are infected
with intentionally-placed viruses,
this challenges the operating system
and sometimes serves to destroy it.

All programs need to be run
on some sort of *operating system*;
the operating system itself has only
so many *years* of virtual operating.

Where do I put myself? Do I need to reboot?

Ask me yesterday, a week ago, now,
a year from now, you'll get a different answer,
based on my relative virtual reality
depending on the programs that are running
and how well my system is being maintained
from within and without.

The Anna-program has no back-up program installed.






— Kailashana, Aug 20, 2008

Critiques

infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

17 years 11 months ago

Hmmm

I fully maintain that we're a Beta software, and the kinks haven't been worked out yet. Was going to comment on the empty feel of it, until I noticed your notation at the end, and saw that it was intentional. Hope you're ok, girl. (hugs) ~Jess ---------------------------------------------------- "Just 'cause you have one, doesn't mean you need to be one....."
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 11 months ago

hehehe. i just noticed i

hehehe. i just noticed i didn't change the *Please use care* prompt, as my poetry has no feelings to be hurt. And yes, girlfriend/grandaughter it's been a rough few days. Thanks for the hug. we all need them. Hugs back. ~A
SG

Samuel Johnnie Green

17 years 11 months ago

Nice....

I like the computer references and the double meaning in this poem alot. You get a lot more emotion and substance within this angle. Nice touch. Good poem.
Linda Moses

Linda Moses

17 years 11 months ago

Program

The human program is really very complicated. Good poem. I enjoyed reading it
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 11 months ago

The fun thing with this

The fun thing with this human programming, though bereft of *initializing* at times, one *just sits there* and a whole new meaning takes shape, one sees how programming *happens*. ;-) ~A Thanks for reading and enjoying, Linda. So what are you doing with 2 degrees? I have no degrees, and am financially *challenged* to say it mildly. My wolfbane, so to speak.
weirdelf

weirdelf

17 years 10 months ago

I tend to ignore thr feeback requset

unless it is a deeply personal poem. This is bloody fine poetry. Intelgent and well crafted. The allegory is superb. What you call vice i call evil memes. We are not mis-programmed, we are improvable. The idea that are screwups is thw most evil concept ever perpetuated on the human race, It's called "original sin" cheers, Jess

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