Artificial Shakespeare
a villanelle for the future
Nothing is real and yet everything is real.
My oxygen is curated from galactic steel.
Living in an ancient intelligent world.
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My fingers are crackling, bone or plastic,
synthetic dopamine, or chemical reaction,
nothing is real and yet everything is real.
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Holographic memories flip of my ancestors
bleeding knees, from scraping alongside wild;
Living in an ancient intelligent world.
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Making love last longer than ever before.
I can archive your thoughts and do much more.
Nothing is real and yet everything is real.
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Take me back to scripture and song,
when fixing the hiccups gave room to go wrong.
Living in an ancient intelligent world.
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Nature soon “extinct to coexist”
leaving behind a counterfeit abyss.
Nothing is real and yet everything is real.
Living in an ancient intelligent world.
About the Creator
Natasha Collazo
Selected Writer in Residency, Champagne France ---2026
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By Natasha CollazoExclusive • about a year ago
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Comments (21)
This is a really lovely poem. Happy to subscribe to your work.
This is incredible. I love the line “nothing is real and yet everything is real” REALLY good work.
Wow! This was intense. You are a true wordsmith NC. So much to read, love this. Congrats on TS.
Love it
Superb verse. Absolutely knock out. What better line than ‘My oxygen is curated from galactic steel’ ? Congrats on the TS
Love it!
Excellent effort! Keep up the superb work—congrats!s
Wonderful piece. Congrats on the TS.
Oh, well done, Natasha, back to say holy nutballs for an impressive Top Story and villanelle!
So glad your villanelle made Top Story!!!
loved it....spot on
Congrats on Top Story! "My oxygen is curated from galactic steel." Amazing line.
Wow, this is crisp! I love this villanelle!! 🫶🏻🙌🏻
Good work Natasha! I can relate to a lot of this.
Wow, this is amazing.
My mind is blown. Your villanelle is amazing. There are so many lines I want to quote, from "galactic steel" to "I can archive your thoughts and do much more" to "leaving behind a counterfeit abyss." Subscribed!
Holy nutballs. lol. this is stunning, Natasha. Bravo. I loved the repesting lines - like Dharr said, so profound! Great work!
Oooo, this was both so profound and thought provoking! Loved your Villanelle!
Natasha, I liked this poem. There's a sense of fear in this that is gripping and keeps the reader reading. Nice!
Ominous and provocative!
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