try as i might
to limit
mitigate
and somehow diminish its effect

this world of artificial reality
currently gripping our culture
still seeps through

the answer is obvious
let it go
be the change
create my own weirdo world
where none of it matters
much

but the mind and the body
don’t always get along well
and so the mind’s ego
is at stake here

and i do like it
my little old ego
as it is

i mean…
i’ve been building it up
over most of my life
and it’s not a bad little ego
i guess
as egos go
i guess, but then…

that’s probably just my little ego talking
i guess
perhaps he’s just trying to be
just a little bit more

m(___)m

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