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Computerized Life

Whenever you feel lost
Or when you feel to reset
To look back and feel refreshed
Click the “Home” key
It’ll open the door to inner prosperity
A heart filled with joy
For there’s no place like home

When you feel like something is missing
Or you are missing something
You look through the woods and see a forest
You finally decide to run away, don’t!
Click the “insert” key
It’ll make space for a missing heart
A missing soul
Or a missing leter
Then the letter makes a word whole
No need to panic, insert!

Each time you feel you wronged someone
Or there’s something making you look or feel terrible
There’s a key called “backspace”
You can hit it way back to fix all the wrongs
All the mistakes that find you mistaken
Forgiveness is such a key, no, backspace
A sure way to fix things

Anytime you foresee danger
Trouble lingering ahead, impatiently waiting for you
You know you’ll lose it
You’ll lose her, him, them
Click on “delete”
It’s there to save you from the bad
It’s not gonna happen
It’s never gonna happen
Then you know you are safe

When you feel squashed and need to make way...
When things are compressed and you need to breathe
Take a walk and visit “space”
Bet you’ll need this guy as often
Might become great friends 
Don’t be afraid, you need air
And space is there to give it to you

Sometimes, in order to go forward
One needs to reflect
See what you have, or have had
Some highlights or flashbacks
Can go a long way
You need “PrtSc”, print screen in full
To observe for you what you cannot 
Through the naked eye of ignorance
Reflect, it’s a good part of moving on

One wouldn’t argue that
Now and again you could use a “tab”
From one place to another
Hop forward, this is a slow train
Why not adjust and keep the format most suitable for you
This is your life, take a tab!

Whatever life throws at you
You know you are the only one 
Who is in possession of this special key
It’s a key to happiness
It’ll transport you to any place you ever want to go
It’ll give you anything you need, and want
This key has a name, like no other
“Ctrl” is the only key you can ever use whenever you want to
It’s never far from you
It’s on both your right and your left hand side
Always reachable, always available
You should try it sometimes

Life can be computerized
But what if a computer is personalized?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 7/9/2015 9:43:00 AM
This is good Monyela...thinking outside the box...well done!
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Lebogang Monyela
Date: 7/10/2015 3:33:00 AM
Thank you, I really had so much fun writing this that I didn't realize it was getting longer and longer. Then I was like Whooosh, don't have to be that long...so I stopped, even though ideas came flying. Thank you very much for the courageous feedback Grace.
Date: 7/9/2015 8:52:00 AM
Clever and with so much to learn from such lines..Adding it to my favourite(pressing save:.). Welcome to ps : ) Charma.
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Lebogang Monyela
Date: 7/9/2015 9:14:00 AM
Wow, I feel so honored! thank you!
Date: 7/9/2015 8:09:00 AM
"Brilliant"... Very well put together.
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Lebogang Monyela
Date: 7/9/2015 8:13:00 AM
Thank you very much Milton! I do appreciate your feedback

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