RAT TRAP: Transcending the Cage of Existence Most people are so busy racing forward that they have no idea wh ere they want to go – Moving without reflection rushing frantically existence becomes a blur To break this loop sometimes a powerful zap is needed – a zen awakening swat Other times a gentle system restart is adequate If that doesn't work pull the plug: why not get a new CPU? ===================================================================================== from _Last Poems: Lost Poems_ by T Newfields ABSTRACT: Some thoughts about conscious life, time perception and repetitive behavior. KEYWORDS: time management, blurred consciousness, vital chaos, caged existence Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ) Begun: 1995 in Shizuoka, Japan ✠ Finished: 2022 in Yokohama (Japan) Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} < LAST: https://www.tnewfields.info/LastPoems/celeste.htm TOC https://www.tnewfields.info/LastPoems/index.html NEXT > https://www.tnewfields.info/LastPoems/dharma.htm TRANSLATIONS ESPAÑOL: https://www.tnewfields.info/es/cepo.htm NIHONGO: https://www.tnewfields.info/jp/ratto.htm ZHŌNGWÉN: https://www.tnewfields.info/zh/shu.htm