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Hunchback of Lament in Algorithmic Abyss

by Belladonna Blackwood

By Belladonna BlackwoodPublished 2 years ago β€’ 1 min read
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In a future looming near, a spectacle quite askew,

A twisted realm where screens dictate, what is false and what is true.

Hunched figures meander through the streets, their heads in servile sway,

Ensorcelled by algorithms' dance, leads independence astray.

Once proudly orthograde mammals, now captive in digital spheres,

Harmonic cycles of posture unravel that evolved throughout the years.

Formerly hunched, we rose to stand in evolution's sacred plan,

Locomotion's anatomical pendulums, now all go into remand.

The hunchbacks of a looming age, captives to the machine,

Binary's labyrinth hypnotizing minds that remain unseen.

Bound by lines of code, like a dark and endless art,

Surrendering to the algorithm's grip, eyes glowing in the dark.

Children of the new inherit the digital stream,

Parents coddling nothingness instead of prepping dreams.

The elegance of reading becomes relic to forgotten lore,

In a realm forsaking Storytime, it fades forevermore.

Though hope shall not abandon, for redemption's path is clear,

We possess the means to awaken, to shake off the digital veneer.

Unplug and reconnect, in handwritten verses find,

A resurrection of our soul, the essence of our mind.

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About the Creator

Belladonna Blackwood

"A long-lost friend,

Time and time again,

Brings about, fortuitously,

A beginning to follow an end.

~Ode to Writing"

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  • Anna 2 years ago

    Love this!πŸ₯°πŸ˜

  • Joe Patterson2 years ago

    Very thought provoking.

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