...the light is only getting dimmer. the lost must sleep too. restless and worried, we are all occupied. the tricks and lies. promises of splendor. into the mush they roam, jumping on trains and planes. boots on the ground, like an old voice of yesterday. the eyes have it. they see it clear. but they can be shut, they can be closed, for just a bit of gold. the way it works, dedicating lives of service. fighting hard for us, consequential decisions and leadership. all greased, of course. eases the friction. smoothness and gliding hums. the machine is not broke. it is running as designed. perfectly, in fact. but, it is not our machine. we are only providing the electricity, there is nothing in return. what the machine produces goes out the back. on to trucks. in the middle of the night and on weekends. it runs all the time. generators full of gasoline stand by. in case a fuse pops. wires run under all the seas. satellites above transmit constantly. even now, everything is recorded. ant drones, working for the queen. machines like this must be sledgehammered. even the microprocessors must be smashed. every part of every part must be liquified. with this melted molten a new structure can be cast. with no moving parts, solid and inspiring. no grease required, and without mechanical breakdowns. wireless and connected. peaceful and true. the blues will wail. the academics will mock. the anchors will go bust. for the people they say. of the people we say...
...the light is only getting dimmer. the lost must sleep too. restless and worried, we are all occupied. the tricks and lies. promises of splendor. into the mush they roam, jumping on trains and planes. boots on the ground, like an old voice of yesterday. the eyes have it. they see it clear. but they can be shut, they can be closed, for just a bit of gold. the way it works, dedicating lives of service. fighting hard for us, consequential decisions and leadership. all greased, of course. eases the friction. smoothness and gliding hums. the machine is not broke. it is running as designed. perfectly, in fact. but, it is not our machine. we are only providing the electricity, there is nothing in return. what the machine produces goes out the back. on to trucks. in the middle of the night and on weekends. it runs all the time. generators full of gasoline stand by. in case a fuse pops. wires run under all the seas. satellites above transmit constantly. even now, everything is recorded. ant drones, working for the queen. machines like this must be sledgehammered. even the microprocessors must be smashed. every part of every part must be liquified. with this melted molten a new structure can be cast. with no moving parts, solid and inspiring. no grease required, and without mechanical breakdowns. wireless and connected. peaceful and true. the blues will wail. the academics will mock. the anchors will go bust. for the people they say. of the people we say...