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In Response To: Back Button

by Jeffrey Parren

My keyboard of life is formatted

Without the back button

I find its use to be counterproductive

If I were to go back into my life’s times

Changing that which I assumed

Merited my regret, I would irrevocably

Change my current being

Forever losing what good qualities I do represent now

Maybe for the better

But if I find I like whom I have become

My back button would be removed

Like when the H key on my laptop broke

I went to CompUSA and plucked one

From a display model

07/06/2005

Author's Note: After reading "Back Button" by Steve Podielsky, I was moved to write a comment as well as this piece. Thanks for the inpsiration Steve, and no disrespect to your poem at all.

Posted on 07/06/2005
Copyright © 2024 Jeffrey Parren

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by A. Paige White on 02/18/08 at 03:43 PM

Congratulations on POTD! Your observations are correct, I think. Life's backspace key would kind of be like paddling against a river current with a teaspoon. Wear yourself out, but likely wouldn't make a bit of progress in the goal. Enjoyed this!

Posted by A. Paige White on 02/18/08 at 03:47 PM

p.s. Alas, Steve is no longer with this Pathetic community. I went to check out the poem you referred to and I remembered losing comments at his apathetic departure.

Posted by Joe Cramer on 02/19/08 at 01:38 AM

... an outstanding write..... congrats on POTD!!!

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