Identity, Self & FragmentationPoetry

Short Poem: Cracks and Formulas & The Rhythm of Systems

By 7 November 2020September 1st, 2026No Comments1 min read
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Cracks and Formulas

A terse reflection on working within systems, where cracks in the routine are quietly concealed by formulas designed to keep everything moving.


all systems go!
finished 4 today.
tomorrow will come
anyway.
another day working
the system &
though cracks appear,
smoothly smoothly
covered
by formulae whose
job it is to do so.


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