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All Systems Go

A struggle getting up today, 
often now those days be,
and as I spluttered into life
a thought occurred to me,
it would be nice if human life
ran like desktop computers,
and certainly my better half
has said that it would quite suit her.
On days when one may find oneself
in various sorts of pain
just switch your life off, count to ten
then switch it on again.
Backup all your memories,
download them from your brain
and when you're in your later years
upload them all again.
My systems are compatible
with ones I had before
but I've upgraded my arthritis
it's now version two-point-four.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016


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Date: 8/27/2016 1:18:00 AM
Adorable and also excellent. I love it! Well-written humor, too. Heck, let's go ahead and program it to tell us why we came into a room! Truly a joy to read, grin and laugh to your poem! (read it to my Tim) ... CayCay
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Date: 8/14/2016 12:22:00 PM
If two-point-four looks like that dude, pull the plug on me right now. Fun write Viv, good work...
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Viv Wigley
Date: 8/16/2016 12:24:00 AM
Thanks Charlie, I don't quite need all that plumbing yet. Regards, Viv
Date: 8/14/2016 7:43:00 AM
Lol, it would be nice if we could all just age gracefully without the aches and pains Viv! Funny write!:)
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Viv Wigley
Date: 8/16/2016 12:25:00 AM
As Indiana Jones once said " It's not the age, it's the mileage". Thanks for dropping by, Cheryl. Viv x
Date: 8/14/2016 5:14:00 AM
Ha ha ... wonderful ...
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