Gumball Poetry - Poetry by John Burgess

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John Burgess

A line of alternating ones & zeros

A line of alternating ones & zeros,
Signals, power grids, schematic wires,
Box, blocks, division, quadrant desires?
All arbitrary mappings ignore true paths
Like the cable that bounces between poles
Outside our bedroom window with its steady
Click-click-click-click as I lie awake
The house dark and count each electron's 
Pulse?like some madman listening to
Electricity?hearing what power has to say.

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Mellie from Melbourne, Florida | 2002-11-13
John Burgess
Delightful style. The juxtaposition of electricity and power in all their senses is mentally stimulating.

Mellie from Melbourne, Florida | 2002-11-05
John Burgess
Delightful style. The juxtaposition of electricity and power in all their senses is mentally stimulating.

Kelly from FL | 2002-05-25
Hmmmmmm
Very interesting. I liked it but at the same time felt it. It's the way it flowwed. It was nice but kind of creepy at the same time.

Sensei from Seattle | 2001-10-28
Very nice!
Thank you for sharing. I like it!

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