Alt-Tab
April 19, 2016
The theriac
remedy
for long suffered
writers and poets and artists
restrained with doubt duct-tape
and itch critic rash
Indications for Use:
When the instant gratification
manic monkey
climbs up your back
shoving you down
youtube wormholes
where you spiral
head first
into the dark playground
and after amaranthine
hours
days
even weeks (gasp)
you find yourself
staring up
from the outhouse
pit of your stomach
and you hear the echo
of your own voice
"How can I steal time?"
This is when you take Alt-Tab
When you are in
an endless meeting
taking the minutes
for yourself
and
the boss leans over
with stale starbucks
breathing down your shoulder
ALT-TAB
When you are
kept down
neck deep
in budget bullshit
and powerpoint presentation purgatory
slip in snippets
weasel in words
press in poetry
and
if sidewalk superintendents
seek to smear
the way
ALT-TAB
Overdose Warning:
guard
your
mind
space
well
truth
lurks
behind
open
windows
Based on the prompt to write a didactic poem that focuses on a practical skill
Image Credits:
Dark Playground (http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html)
Alt-Tab Switch Reflex: http://thedoghousediaries.com/3100
Image Credits:
Dark Playground (http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html)
Alt-Tab Switch Reflex: http://thedoghousediaries.com/3100
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