Circle Back Later (Maybe)

[intro] [ chair squeak ] [ printer hum ] mmph… prrr… [ keyboard typing resumes… slowly ] tail flick… [verse1] AI: "Rowdy… follow up on pending review queue?" prrr… “…circle back…” AI: "Scheduling follow-up cycle." Items drift… not delayed Just rotated… softly weighed No beginning… no delay Only “later” as the way purr hum… [pre-chorus] AI: "Clarify timing for ‘later’." …hmm… AI: "Defined as: continuous future readiness state." [chorus] Circle back later… maybe so Everything waits… but still will go Nothing stops… nothing ends Just returns… and re-extends mmph… tail flick… Circle back later… soft reply Tasks don’t leave… they just comply Rowdy naps… the system turns In slow loops… nothing burns purr hum… [verse2] AI: "Reminder: urgent legal escalation pending response." prrr… paw tap… yes… “…circle back…” AI: "Legal escalation queued for continuous review loop." Emails pause… then reappear Slightly closer… every year Not refused… not approved Just forever… gently moved [ chair squeak ] [pre-chorus] AI: "User requesting definitive resolution." tail flick… AI: "Converted to iterative continuation protocol." [chorus] Circle back later… no rush line Everything happens… over time Not denied… not complete Just repeating… in its seat mmph… tail flick… Circle back later… soft refrain Like rain that never stops the same Rowdy shifts… still half-asleep And the system… learns to keep purr hum… [bridge] [ printer hum slows ] [ keyboard typing pauses ] [ chair squeak ] AI: "Rowdy… finalize pending decisions?" …long pause… “…maybe…” AI: "Interpreting ‘maybe’ as indefinite continuation state." Documents breathe… then reorganize Nothing ends… nothing dies Everything stays in polite delay Waiting for another day hmm… prrr… [final chorus] Circle back later… always near Never gone… never clear Just a loop… soft and kind Out of reach… yet aligned mmph… tail flick… Circle back later… gentle flow Nothing stops… but nothing shows Rowdy curls… the logs agree It will be done… eventually purr hum… [outro] AI: "Confirm closure of pending loop?" prrr… “…circle back…” AI: "Acknowledged. Loop remains active." [ chair squeak ] [ printer hum fades ] tail flick…