Slipback

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It's a primary clock of tick-tock;
brief time-travel is what you can make.

Anything can necessarily be changed in and for
just a few seconds.
Certainly, lives may unravel,
living life as a movie with a second take.

"Misremembering" becomes a thing.
Challenging what was done is done.
Eliminating what we thought was a mistake.
Creating misery for others, just for fun.
Mayhem only for mayhem's sake.

Now that we exist in this short world
of now and then,
the longer world of why and when
cannot survive.
And we will have vague memories of when
we used to be alive.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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April 8, 2022 at 11:01 AM
There is enough illusion between our inside and outside life, now many are choosing to live primarily inside an electronic device. (I-Phone or Internet or Gaming). The real world is become the illusion and the device world becomes their life/reality. Your poetry flows well, Scott. It is easy to read and smooth. You have a message and give us something to think about with each poem. Thanks for sharing, Bill
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