void applyBrakes() {
if (you == theSun && I == theMoon) {
areWe(Destined).toAlignOnce;
onlyTo_pursue(differentPaths?);
}
if (you && I == 2roadsDiverged) {
willWe(touch);
for (++anInstant) {
only.toLive(Parallely);
4eveR(separate?);
}
}
if (you == flint && I == steel) {
willOur.fire(Warm) + us(inTheCold)_winter;
or [ignite, aBlaze, soFierce]
we_Will:regret * ever.Lighting.it(?);
}
if (you == magnet && I == bolt) {
will_weEverGet.close(enough) + toNever(separate);
or willWeRemain = “an uncomfortable distance apart?”;
}
if (you + I == raceCar) {
shouldWe_ApplyBreaks;
or (see - where.theRoad / takes(us?));
}
fairyTale || tragedy;
we_Will(wait && see);
}
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ReplyDeleteMegan, I still love this poem and am so happy you’re including it in your Zine! I have never really coded before. As a chemical engineering student I sometimes work with VBA in Excel or the short codes we write in Polymath, but I’m not familiar with computer languages at all. However, despite not knowing exactly what each symbol means, I think the integration of coding symbols adds to the meaning of the actual words. It gives the poem almost a haunted, detached feeling; maybe even a little lonely. I also think the coding as a ‘scaffold’ allows frequently expressed statements and ideas to be seen in a new light. Even if I wasn’t in a similar situation and couldn't empathize, I think it is clear to readers what you are expressing about the difficulty of long distance relationships.
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