Obselete

I'm obselete,
Yesterday's news
Cast aside
In the name of progress

Left on the shelf
To wither and die
Like a dusty ZX Spectrum
Or Polaroid camera

Out of sight 
And out of mind
No longer a burden
For my beloved family

I pray for death
To kick down the doors
And end these lonely hours
Of staring into space

He's the one thing
That never goes out of date
So please deliver me
To heaven's gate
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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March 2, 2009 at 9:23 PM
I can't say I really know what this experience feels like since I'm 25 but I can still disprove it all by myself with this reasoning: To be obsolete means no one finds any use or value from you anymore. I can negate that entirely by deeply valuing your message and allowing it to resonate in me. Plus I believe everyone prays for death at some point or other regardless of age. Therefore you're not valueless, therefore you're not obsolete. Not to me. Even the guy from Memento still used a polaroid
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