11 January 2013

how long can you go between rewards?


it was the weight 
                          of the book
the weight 
              of the world 
in those words
stylish leather
           impenetrable
and forever

blank pages
with short lines
short thoughts
of a bad time

three months until it’s right

every thing that you learn
in theory
you can see the proof
socially
the ones who need
and the ones who might be
measuring

if you take
one hour blocks
and note the behavior
with a plus or a minus

intervene after identification
plan for the future
involve them
that is the hard line
in motivation

how long can you go
                         between rewards

reinforcing the contingency plan
rehearse the behavior
and bring it to the group
tell them all the news

bill couldn’t put it down
no matter how hard he tried
you see that look
the milk whites of his eyes
no longer very bright
and his shots
well
they were lined up
on bars
and no longer launched as
observational tales
of boys and girls
who never came close
to becoming men and women
that just wasn’t in them


the taste of fake sugar
after you just tasted
real sugar
leaves you wondering
which chemical genius
fucked this whole thing up

errors of thought
cognitive distortions
absolutely



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