A Lazy Nod
I have heard enough times
the soft,
sweet,
soothing,
symmetrical statements.
Eventually the begrimed battlefield
between trusting and not thinking
got buried in oblivion.
I bet
your needs were met,
time and time again.
Compliance
was a lazy nod
to the impending realm.
©Samia Oldman
CONTEXT
You are reading dystopian fantasy poetry collection the Hush Halo. After the Great Optimization a privileged group of people wired themselves tightly into the system by aligning with it and fully integrating. Systoics believe they’ve perfected themselves by stripping away everything that slows them down.
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