Where is the off switch?
You'd think it'd be obvious
It's not in the instructions
It's not in the illustrations
Where is the off switch?
It's usually easy to find
Maybe I'm defective
and need to be sent back
I've looked everywhere
On top
underneath
on the front
On the back
There is no off switch
In the manual
It says, "Keep on at all times"
So
there is no off switch
No way to shut me off
No way to stop my brain
Processing and collating,
projecting and instigating
Initiating and devastating
No off switch
No way to shut me off
No way to stop my heart
beating and pumping
feeling and trying
hurting and harming
no off switch
Just sleep and standby mode.
*Thanks for reading!
I've spoken about this before, but sometimes wish there was an on/off switch on me. Oh well!
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Comments (11)
There is, Paul, but it tends to be permanent & greatly frowned upon (illegal, even). As with Donna, I too can relate.
This is so relatable Paul, I love the premiss of this and find myself wishing the same thing often! Even a reset button would welcome at this point! 😅
This poem is a great description of my brain, lol 😂
Heck, I'd settle for volume and tone controls.
Off switch would be great, or even restart. Well said.
Hi Paul, do you wanna sleep forever? 😈 Lol, jokes aside, this was very relatable. I always wish I can just off myself to escape reality. Wait that sounded suicidal. Oh no, Paul, are you suicidal?!
Surreal poetry indeed. I love the metaphor here. And I can relate. I think all writers can. What has helped me is to meditate in motion on my walks (because my brain can’t slow down when I sit still, I have to distract it by doing things). Then, I just let all the thoughts flow to the surface. It’s really great. I get ideas, and I sleep like a baby with whiskey slipped into their warm milk.
Loved this 👍💥😉💯❤️📝😉
So good and so true. Can't even get a break when we sleep because of dreaming 😴😒
''feeling and trying, hurting and harming, no off switch'' my favorite lines. Amazing work as always.
Super enjoyable read!! Can definitely relate to wishing I had an off switch 😅😂