"Reboot"

 

Reboot

 

Pessimism, like a pulsing drum,

beats a steady rhythm
along both temples.

The empathic one, absorbing

the pain, pulls it unto herself
with the power of a Dyson,

thus cleansing the room

of unnecessary debris,
protecting those who can’t

otherwise handle

the incessant pervasion
of negative information.

Permeation gone viral, she retreats

to recharge life’s battery, having long-since
mastered the process of shut-down and reboot.




                            ~~~ 

First published in The Write Place at the Write Time

http://www.thewriteplaceatthewritetime.org/poetry.html

September 22, 2014