"Mechanized Haste"
By Scott McKenzie
Trapped in a mechanized haste.
Left foot forward, now right -- better run!
Don't look back, eyes forward, move forward.
Just ahead now.
A CD stuck on repeat.
Completed, completed, completed --
Keep going, no questions.
Forever just ahead.
Mechanized people in a mechanized world.
You looked back? A mirror,
Seven billion yous.
All programmed forward.
Binary thoughts of infinite minds.
Yes or no, complete or incomplete.
Can't switch off, just keep going.
Forever in a mechanized haste.
This was somehow, in some twisted, illogical way, inspired by a few of Modest Mouse's songs. I'm not sure, but I think it was just one of those random moments where the mind makes a massive jump from point A to point B without covering anything between the two for you. Also, I devote this poem to anyone trapped in a mechanized haste -- slow down, break the routine, and let that old childhood curiosity take over.
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"What Makes It a Poem?"
By Jim Jarvis
Balk
Caulk
Gawk
Hawk
Stalk
Talk
Walk
Zebra
Is it a crime
If it doesn't rhyme?
Just having fun.
