shrinking tribes of intention
within ever-widening borders
thick with fear
sing to each other in desperation
unimpressed
and dying of boredom

clamoring crowds of grievance
coalescing in the void
metastasize
into wondering angry mobs
of brutality
and self-inflicted disease

amoeba-like armies of chaos
fighting over scraps
of broken promises
thrown off at random
by the failing
dangerous machine

all this

as the most powerful force in the universe
carefully contained by logic
loses relevance
while it’s long-dead legacy
is systematically overwhelmed
by weaponized ignorance

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