On Trying To Guess My Newly-Dead Father’s Computer Password

[poetry]

check under the keyboard                     because that generation      no

try:      [my name + sister’s name]                 he liked me more         no

try:      [sister’s name + my name]                 or maybe her                no

try:      [childhood dog’s name]                  it’s the most common      no

try:      password                                       lord, don’t let it be                no

try:      buildcommunity                         all he ever wanted to do      no

try:      Bu1ldC0mmun1ty                              but                                    no

try:      humanity                  the last thing he asked for                      no

try:      [his birthdate]       it multiplies: [day] x [month] = [year]  no

TWO TRIES REMAIN BEFORE YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE LOCKED

ARE YOU A ROBOT?                                  no

:: click on crosswalks ::

:: even edge-pixels ::

i am not a robot

try (oh god):   [my mother’s name]  did he never stop loving her   no (exhale)

try to try:        [their anniversary] & realize I’ve never known it      no

try:                  [name of the disease that killed him]

YOU HAVE RUN OUT OF TRIES