hard drive failure

skan me for viruses
for i have dwelled among harmful information
too long
purge my preferences
for they are korrupt
rebuild my desktop
for my ikons are now generik
deselect autostart
for the electronik datavamp worm is turning
& like any great metropolis
i have several bad sectors
invoke disk doctor
insert operating software disk
into the sacrificial receptacle
if i cannot be repaired
i must be reformatted

nothing travels in a straight line

are we the people
no more than rock mind
no more than waters diverted
no more than the stolen child
we are future—exploit us if u dare
inexorable—this sutra serpentine
are we the brain
are we the one
this universe our frame
much more than these—crude marx on a page
no more than a point ov reference
a crossroads—available to none who will not try—
recognise reconcile relinquish
for are we dust
are we—what to do?
no more economies—flags no more

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