readwrite

have you ever
had a girl cause
engineering
just for it, though
weeks of design
on a one-off
built for the thing —
to program it
on the airplane
commit to it:
make it perfect,
then install it
when you get there,
show it slowly
touch a curved shape
feel its edges
unarchive it
press it with force
watch it open,
animated
every app must
have its settings
even if they
never vary
have you ever
caused a toy to
glow from within
white light blinking
when you read it
you can see it:
why it matters,
what you’ll put there
have you ever
caused a thing to
strip itself bare
kernel panic!
this will only
take a second,
last a lifetime
deep within you
type it all out
hold it down now
your domain, name
hit the button
have you ever
felt an object
as it’s written
becoming yours