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We all know about the little ladies who work inside our computers, but...

After a run of damp days
the heat from the laser printer
vaporises the extra moisture
in the normally dry paper.

As it fires up, prior to printing,
a few ghostly tendrils wisp upwards.
Barely noticeable by daylight,
but at night, against the blackout curtain,
I wonder if a tiny man is hiding there, 
having a crafty fag break.

If I ever find myself looking for him,
I'll know I've cracked.

Gyppo

Hey Gyppo !!!!  very whimsical indeed.  I pretty much have enough signs that I've already cracked and here you go adding another..............  soon they'll cart me away...........

Aj

Gyppo wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:43 pm

If I ever find myself looking for him,
I'll know I've cracked.

You might not have looked yet...but you're thinking about it...that's just as bad 
A hugely enjoyable read.
 

Sometimes it's good to forget lofty purposes, or hidden depths, or deep metaphors,and just just play with a random thought before it can escape.  Words have a magic of their own if you unleash them without the burden of too much expectation.

Mind you, sometimes 'just playing' leads to deeper thought.

Gyppo