Shutting down is all I know to do

I can see the gears slowing.

I watch as the entire system

reads my cry for help and

instinctively shuts down in panic

rather than working

to find a solution

Did I not prepare you to take

care of us in times of need?

Did the emergency procedures get lost

somewhere along the way?

Tell me,

how when every detail of every

mechanism is so clearly written

inside of me, can this 

machine not teach herself

to keep going?

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Life is hard lessons and knowing failure. I don't believe we can be ready for every type of emergency. Like in the last lines. We must teach ourselves to get up and go forward. I enjoyed this poem. Make me think this morning. Thank you Amelia for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote