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2nd Law Man

We are born
To fight to live
Always a wild, wild west
For eternity it will be
Everyone looking out for someone
To play the true part
Even in Manhattan,
Good sheriff,
In 2034
Poor and broke
Rich and broke
Stitch, stitch,
You can still always be
A stitch in the world
If
You try
And then hold on tight
To the ends of the threads
Until you rest
In your dusty grave
That will do just fine
Sheriff.

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I am sorry I cannot critique your poem, because it is beyond my level of comprehension. could you explain it to me? I am greatly interested in understanding. thank you, *hugs, Cat

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Thanks so much for reading!
It has to do with the 2nd law of thermodynamics…(entropy) – everything will tend to fall apart unless energy is put into the system, especially life. We are born helpless, and by definition we have to work to hold it together, and in that process, there is so much opportunity for taking the easy way out by lying and stealing and hurting. That we all tend to do whatever it takes to survive, if left to the worst parts of us, but we all know something is wrong with that. That we have to be good men and women, that we all seek that somehow. We seek order and peace, and we admire those people who provide it – people that somehow hold a piece of the world together – law men, human law men. And in the end, if you can just do that in your own little way, you win the battle. Something like that is what I was getting at… sometimes I just write what I feel and I forget that it has to make sense to others. Haha. I appreciate you for asking!

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for taking the time to explain this to me. I really appreciate it! After absorbing your explanation, I reread the poem, and it made perfect sense to me! I believe I have found and married the kind of man you describe. and once my mother asked me if I was, "too stupid to lie?"

when I do not understand something I will always ask. you are most kind and patient. Thank you!

*hugs, Cat

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I always get so self-conscious when I post something....thanks for being so positive!

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You are right, it does "have potential",,,
Have fun with it and see where it goes !!

Obi.

thanks! I'll keep working on it so it makes more sense.

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Lots to dig into here, from the intriguing title to the specific references. I'll be back after your response.
Thank you!
Lavender

Thanks for reading and replying. I hope my explanation is useful. I would also add this....I was contemplating how it is that life seems so difficult and filled with suffering...its like we are only born to suffer - to fight to survive, which seems true. but why? Maybe it is to see: how heroic human behavior the only solution to that -- how you can be, if you decide, to be the one who fights against suffering, in any little way that is available to you. That this battle is eternal, no matter the time or place in history.

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for the explanation. A good analogy between our current time to the wild, wild west. I enjoyed reading!
L

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