Escape
'To everything there is a season, and a time
to every purpose under the heavens.'
[Ecclesiastes 3:1]
I sit at the keyboard,
rarely glancing at 'Esc',
why escape from
diverse pleasures
that await when I press
its waiting keys?

World panoramas
open before astonished eyes,
literature and a plethora
of entertainment,
wait within polished forums,
tutorials given freely to satisfy
an inquisitive mind;
learn to succeed with plants,
try your hand at graphic design,
a healthy lifestyle,
for the ardent disciple
can be planned on screen.

Esc sits lonely and untouched -
but be patient,
if unwelcome guests appear,
hackers knock at the door,
or in the unlikely event
of your owner becoming bored,
you may feel my touch
strike you suddenly and firmly.

© J.M. Lewis 2007