Thursday, August 18, 2011

Friday Flash 55 ~ Data Storage



Data Storage 
 

I need a box for my brain
because I’m taking it out
and storing it.
I’m through with it
constantly 
 bossing me,
asking questions
but never
knowing the answers,
making me sad
for no reason,
happy for
reasons 
I will later regret.
It’s better
out there
in the garage
in a box.


August 2011 


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21 comments:

  1. Monkey ManAugust 18, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Really??? Maybe you just need more tv, that would dull it into submission.

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  2. Steve IsaakAugust 18, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Relatable, solid poem.

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  3. ScarletAugust 18, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Very creative...My brain hums incessantly in the wee hours of the morning. I wish I can switch if off ~

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  4. AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    No dictionary needed- and no translation, either. I might recommend a sturdy box, 'cause it's gonna take a lot to contain that mind of yours :)

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  5. Brian MillerAugust 18, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    you know you open the door for some pretty funny comments...though i would never say anything like, how long has it been out there already, see it is not like me to say something like that...or on how big the box might be...nope would not even joke about that...think the cardboard will muffle all the thoughts?

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  6. G-ManAugust 18, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    I can see it now...
    Your Hubby decides to have a Garage Sale.
    He puts your Brain Box out and marks it...
    10 Dollars OBO!!!
    (Does it, Or does it Not sell?)
    Loved your 55 H...
    Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  7. Maude LynnAugust 18, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    I've kept mine in the garage for years, and no one has known the difference!

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  8. FireblossomAugust 18, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    I love it.

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  9. TeresaAugust 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    I love this! Very creative and original.

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  10. Madeleine Begun KaneAugust 18, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Fun poem, and I can certainly relate!

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  11. MorningAJAugust 19, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    Use it or lose it! They're hell to put back in. You could always reprogram it with a bottle of scotch..........

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  12. Caddoc TrellisAugust 19, 2011 at 2:36 AM

    If only! Mind you, I've got used to keeping mine close by, for emergency 55's!

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  13. Doctor FTSEAugust 19, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    Brains aren't like computers. They have no "Sleep" preference.
    But sometimes they are . . they "Log Out" when you need them most!
    Very enjoyable 55.

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  14. TALONAugust 19, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    Loved this, hedgewitch, and can totally relate. There have been times when it would be absolutely lovely to de-brain :)

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  15. izzyAugust 19, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Oh yeah! good idea! thanks-

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  16. BrendanAugust 19, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Yes, a life is a terrible thing to waste ... on a mind. Fuses blow, the circuitry's all wrong, the drain inexorable, and who knows just what is it that's deep in its center, behind the curtain, pulling all the switches. The great and terrible Hedge of Witch. Still, after the twisters and rages, curiosity returns. And more poems. External hard drives always, eventually fail, but inspiration's eternal. Keep the faith, sister. - B

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  17. ClaudiaAugust 19, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    yes - i need such a box as well...or just a plug to pull sometimes...ugh...fun write hedge - enjoyed this other voice

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  18. hedgewitchAugust 19, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Thanks all. I love that pic. And everyone's kind words. My husband's favorite insult for dumb people is "If he had a brain, he'd take it out and play with it." That's kind of where this came from.

    @B: 'Pay no attention to that witch behind the screen.' Just running through the spells, seeing what works.

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  19. DaydreamerAugust 19, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Be nice once in a while if we could just unscrew our heads, take them off and leave them on a shelf someplace until we have had enough peace to want to put it back on again.
    I like this read.

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  20. gautami tripathyAugust 19, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    How I have wished to that often. I can totally relate...

    a mute question

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  21. OliviaAugust 19, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    One of the reasons I have started blogging!
    I now brood on my blog.. In no time I get my answers. I know how to kill it when it tests my patience like it's doing now..

    Weekend hugs xox

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"We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, out of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry." ~William Butler Yeats

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