Help me, help me be human
When the context is lost
I look for a human hand and brain
behind the machine logic that drives my life
But I am not sure of the proportion
Is there a minuscule being shaped like me
screaming somewhere
that he has not done it
Frankenstein developed a life of its own
It cannot be deemed artificial
after it disconnects from the makers
Is there a giant behind the screen?
It could be a god or Satan
steering the world
or an anti-god turning in its sleep
to slay human will and power
We are not in a simulation
but I see myself in Jurassic Park
being done away with
owing to my incongruence
Outdated I’m not…
but the calendar screens flutter like pages
of books I wrote long ago
in a language that no one
seems to know
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This is one of your finest poems, Reena! I love; “Is there a minuscule being shaped like me screaming somewhere that he has not done it
Frankenstein developed a life of its own.” ❤️❤️
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Thank you, Sanaa! I’m happy when a stream-of-consciousness poem (unedited) is received well.
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A thoughtful piece. I believe we have seriously created a monster that could render us null and void. This is chilling….”or an anti-god turning in its sleep / to slay human will and power”.
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Thank you, Mish! It is the elephant in the room no one wants to acknowledge.
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A lot of potency and ‘poignancy’ in this.
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Thanks, Jude!
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that ending—“being done away with / owing to my incongruence”—really hits me. it feels haunting and human to me all at once, Reena.
~David
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Thank you so much, David!
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*hug!*
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Good food for thought, Reena.
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Thank you so much, Li!
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You’re welcome.
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Is it the massive connectivity that makes humanity artificial… ?
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It is a distinct possibility that may soon become real.
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❤
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I wonder what we would be if we weren’t human, I loved your poetry.
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A soul 🙂
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