strike match light fire
it starts with a single error. nothing the backspace key can't fix.
until a few more buttons are pressed. that takes longer to correct than it was to create.
whatever, it 's a small mistake. it's easy enough to take back what you say whenever the wrong thing comes out.
don't think about the outcome, just keep at what you're doing for now, keep pouring out your heart and soul.
as long as you don't look up, you don't have to see the entire thing is unreadable, a jumble of mixed signals you can't decipher.
feel your insides clench as you accept that it's all gone to shit, all of your time has been wasted.
frantically try to salvage the mess you have made. delete. delete.
don't be surprised when it's frozen.
reboot. reboot. fuck. you didn't pay attention, and now you've ruined it.
permanently erase all files.
formatting gives you a start-over.
if a cheap imitation of brand-new, it's at least void of the last virus.
don't fuck this up. there may not be a next time.
until a few more buttons are pressed. that takes longer to correct than it was to create.
whatever, it 's a small mistake. it's easy enough to take back what you say whenever the wrong thing comes out.
don't think about the outcome, just keep at what you're doing for now, keep pouring out your heart and soul.
as long as you don't look up, you don't have to see the entire thing is unreadable, a jumble of mixed signals you can't decipher.
feel your insides clench as you accept that it's all gone to shit, all of your time has been wasted.
frantically try to salvage the mess you have made. delete. delete.
don't be surprised when it's frozen.
reboot. reboot. fuck. you didn't pay attention, and now you've ruined it.
permanently erase all files.
formatting gives you a start-over.
if a cheap imitation of brand-new, it's at least void of the last virus.
don't fuck this up. there may not be a next time.