Artificial life.
Artificial death.
The Devil can’t steal
what isn’t really there.
Artificial love.
Artificial hate.
Can’t wound
a virtual heart.
Blame the construct.
Flesh and blood
designer dead.
Future pleas to obstruct
the code that’s already been laid.
Summit to summit.
Peak to beak.
Crashing in between.
Civilization
synthesized in graphene.
Experience
distilled down to the obscene.
Stimulus.
Response.
Controlled remotely.
Artificial mind.
Artificial thought.
How can we tell
we are the same?
Artificial skin.
Artificial dick.
You won’t feel
a difference.
What makes
any of his
real?
The pain,
the love,
the blood?
Prove to me
that our life here
is not the artificial one.
Learning
is done by trees.
They know how to move
in the breeze.
The birds,
the snakes,
the squirrel,
the worm
could hardly be
less concerned.
We are the problem, here.
Perhaps if we disappear
the whole world
disappears, too?
No need for it to continue.
Artificial fear.
Artificial hope.
We are only organics.
Artificial gods.
Artificial ghosts.
Do we even exist?
HG – 2022
I love this piece Hokus. Very thought provoking. People may read this piece and think all those things aren’t artificial, but there are so many things in our society that are artificial that it’s crazy. Artificial women, artificial children, dozens of artificial 🐝 bees copyrighted as a precaution to when honey bees are completely gone. I also applaud you for giving such credit to our beautiful trees which have so many things in nature that are supported by them. Of course I am a person of great faith so God is real to me and the one thing I feel like I can truly always count on in the world. He is first in my life. I like the way you put forth this idea for people to chew on, very poetically. Great writing!!! Have an amazing weekend. Big hugs to you and your loved ones. 🤗❤️🦋
Thank you so much Joni. Your words always bring me joy. Have a great day.
My pleasure, a really great piece. You too. Hugs 🤗 Joni