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This would be another poem beating the dead horse of "she done me wrong", except that I weave in the neural net notion of "attractors".   Attractors do exist in the brain, but I don't know if they go this far.


 

Attractor

I formed a basin of attraction
somewhere inside my brain
It pulled deduction toward it
Mere reason was in vain.

They warned me she was mean
She treated horses bad in Texas
I discounted what they'd seen
Thought they had complexes.

Her ex sat down across from me
said "there's something missing there:
There's no promise she will keep...
I beg you to beware!"

But my basin of attraction
said this time she'd be true
Warnings could not get traction
In one ear and out they flew.

She was my type, I believed
A false model grew in my mind
But events proved I self-deceived
flipped that basin, truth aligned.

So all you who study brain computation:
learn how the landscape warps and bends
It may help some avoid the consternation
of making that mistake again.

Last I heard she found acting roles
with cowboys on the silver screen
Jealous pang inside my soul
Then they tried to shoot the roundup scene

The horses bucked and threw her.
cause they knew - she was plain mean.
Production failed, couldn't sue her
Studio budget was wiped clean.
 
But she hooked a wealthy actor
He ignored my note saying "beware"
He spiraled into a chaotic attractor.
I understand, because I've been there.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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