Three A.M. on an Old Computer

by Cynthia Buell Thomas

Monday 7th September 2009 6:10 pm (first posted Saturday 5th September 2009 5:11 pm)

Three A.M. on an Old Computer

Instead of stars and ‘tygers bright’

A winking cursor’s burning right

Through my head,

Flashing - laughing in frenzied flight

Amuck in these cells of graphic site.

Will no one pity my manic plight?

I’m dead!

And the computer obliged.

It died.

Oh, bloody hell! I was only joking.

jab..jab… smack…bang...

Black - blank - black blank - blank black -

No noise -

Nothing.

The quiet of the dead.

I was ONLY JOKING!

You… INARTICULATE PIECE OF TIN!

I have to get this report IN by eight o’clock.

Tomorrow MORNING!

You UNDERSTAND!

YOU MISERABLE HUNK - of - of - of - JUNK!

Too bad.

Be careful what you wish for.

Cynthia Buell Thomas

Comments

Isobel

Wed 9th Sep 2009 22:30

You cannot be serious Graham!!! Thankfully you're not or Cynthia might have thrown her tennis racket or mouse at you. Have just read your comments on Cynthia's profile - you are naughty but funny. Nice one Cynthia. x

Cate Greenlees

Wed 9th Sep 2009 19:23

How rude Graham. Surely not everything has to be deep and deeper? I for one chuckled for ages over this. I enjoyed it. I was amused by it. I enjoy going back to read it. So did others. So its not a grand eulogy, or a treatise. But it`s successful in its intentions.
Cate

Graham Sherwood

Tue 8th Sep 2009 21:39

I think this is far below what you are capable of Cynthia. It seems like several pieces of work mixed into one. You've not formed the work properly. Good idea not executed properly.

Andy N

Sun 6th Sep 2009 22:37

be careful what you wish for indeed, cynthia... nice stuff!

Dave Bradley

Sun 6th Sep 2009 21:34

3 a.m.? A night owl? Enjoyed this, Cynthia.

<Deleted User> (5646)

Sun 6th Sep 2009 12:03

Yep, been there done that!
I'm with the others, if you can't replace it for a newer model, give it a good kick up the ass. It works wonders for the ego even if it doesn't work to boot the computers logic.

Janet.x

David Franks

Sun 6th Sep 2009 09:31

If it just won't re-boot, you could give it a...

Cate Greenlees

Sat 5th Sep 2009 20:39

Ooooo I so know this feeling!! You are so much nicer than me Cynthia, I would have called it an INARTICULATE PIECE OF SHIT!!
Im really amused and chuckling as I finish putting up my comments!
Cate xx

steve mellor

Sat 5th Sep 2009 20:18

Hi Cynthia
I'm with Cate all the way. What rhymes with Shit?
Love the poem anyway
Steve M. :-)))

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