Dusty computer
of circuits and wires
made to fulfil
old dreams and desires
Of spirit progressive
and maker inventive
built to impress
your critics dissentive
What horizons expanded
What wonders were new
what impossible barriers
could you breakthrough?
You started the race
you lifted the bar
and when you were asked
you ran oh so far
The distance you carried
tasks to you assigned
forever reformed
the path of mankind
But changes you made
could not be reversed
in tools and machines
you made them well versed
They built their new champions
with all of your aid
and for the first time
you showed signs of jade
Slow but reliable
as always you were
no longer enough
your time passed, a blur
So they moved on
and left you to rest
as they continued
their laborious quest
They never looked back
for work or advise
but glance at you like
one does at the skies
Dusty computer
left behind
why was the passage
of time so unkind?
I sit before you
I feel a connection
through the dust in your screen
I see my reflection
-D
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