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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

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infinite_dwarf

infinite_dwarf

17 years 9 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 9 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
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Samuel Johnnie Green

17 years 9 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 9 months ago

Program

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

Kailashana

17 years 9 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 9 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