A better, brighter, future
The next big thing
A solution to all the worlds problems
In plastic, software, and analytic manipulation
We are machine food
An oligarchy of bright and shiny things
Grist for the mill
A wave of the future
From the hollowed-out dreams of the past
Feeding lies of freedom and enrichment
While stealing food from the mouths of babes
Chewing on the bodies of the dispossessed
And swallowing the corpses of the undeserving
A fortune cookie at the end of the world
“An unexpected path to wealth is just ahead” reads the message
And a fucking QR code to an online poker site is on the other side
Selling souls to cover the price of a fortune cookie
We are machine food
“Soylent Green is people.”
Image by Akbar Nemati from Pixabay
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