Discussion Poetry Thread

The desks were bolted to the floor.
The chairs were bolted to the desks.

The bell rang. Eight-thirty.
Nobody stood.

No instruction was given.
No movement followed.

The door was open.
Nobody walked through.

The professor did not act.
The students did not move.
Their pens were poised.

deaf_judger said:

The Classroom​

The desks were bolted to the floor.
The chairs were bolted to the desks.

The bell rang. Eight-thirty.
Nobody stood.

No instruction was given.
No movement followed.

The door was open.
Nobody walked through.

The professor did not act.
The students did not move.
Their pens were poised.

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I read this and was reminded of 'The Neverending Story' (second half). In Ende's book, Bastian can act freely, just like how the students can stand up. The door is open. But bastian waits for the next wish to tell him who he is, like how the students wait for the professor. Both of them have delegated agency to the system.

deaf_judger said:

The door was open.
Nobody walked through.

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An open door is not an exit condition, it is a potential transition. Bastian had infinite wishes but no rule saying when to stop. The classroom has an open door but no rule saying who can leave

deaf_judger said:

The professor did not act.
The students did not move.

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The professor doesnt act. The empress cannot act. Both are operationally inert central authorities.

The lungs expanded. The breath was held.

The tongue touched teeth. No words were formed.

An itch started on the knee. The hand did not lift.

The retinas registered the closing arc of a fist. The brain did not signal.

A thought surfaced: "Why?". It sank back down.
The itch remained. The fist arrived.

Our beautiful friend
Where did he go and why
Did he leave us behind?

I’m about to get some cheeks this weekend

She gonna let me hit it from the rear end

I know I ain’t entitled to her body

But it’s not my fault she’s a thottie

midnightsun said:

Our beautiful friend
Where did he go and why
Did he leave us behind?

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Oops I fucked up the formatting. It’s supposed to be a haiku lol

Our beautiful friend
Where did he go and why did
He leave us behind?

midnightsun said:

Oops I fucked up the formatting. It’s supposed to be a haiku lol

Our beautiful friend
Where did he go and why did
He leave us behind?

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