Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Ode to A Coffee Table

Oh, wondrous legged creature born from the utilitarian mythologies
Oh, wooden stability, ever even, the epitome of balance
One of superhuman strength that supports my laptop when the laptop is too hot for the human lap
One of supreme joy that holds our games when our backs are too weak to continue sitting on the floor
Oh, tragedy of broken limbs! The inhumanity and careless, cruel fate!
Oh, the mockery of an owner without the tools to fix thy fragmentation!
Why, why the uselessness of thine friend that leaves you incapacitated?
Why, why were there not more photographs to document thine journey?
Oh, thou deserves better company than one that cannot save you from your destruction
Oh, lovely, glorious, sea of faux-oak... a surface that left us far too soon.

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