Circle Around the Flat Screen
megalomaniacal monolith
wired pinchers fractalled
infecting nature
with 1's and O's
sending current
through a valley
of antediluvian sand
a siphoned ocean
the deceptive leviathan
of death and weathered decay
gnaws on its own talons
pointing up here and there
among the dunes
shifting dry shoals
these limbs
will be shed
so why not
put on a show
it's techno puppet pagenatry
ooh's and ahh's, tut-tuts, elicited
from the sandman affected
programmed and activated
from those
impressed and fooled
by shadow spectacle
tasteful blood sports
meta-morphology
psuedo-pneumatic
secondary characteristics
face-tuned
semblances
unreal, reality stars
seemingly available
avatars
pass gas into a jar
the starving eat it up
then mask up
maintain a distance
circle around the flat screens
reserve all their touching
for likes and retweets
virtue signals
tribal acceptance
missives delivered at 6
would-be messiahs
whistle blowers
water-bearers
sacrificed
after 7
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In reaching for pleasure
Good food and drink
The yearnings of flesh …
In reaching for material prosperity
The ownership of land
The possession of shiny things …
Beware the tight grip of famished fingers
Pleasures offer momentary solace
The reassurance of contact and sensation
Prosperity offers illusionary power
The false promise of immortality
Become either’s slave
Nails will burrow, savage
In search of their pound of flesh
Link to spoken word
The reach of the Tao is unlimited
The reach of the Tao is all-powerful
Yet she receives with the gentlest grip
The warmest embrace
The hands of the Tao are forever generous
Making an alchemist of all who embody her touch
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