Bypassing the Tears

I.I Paradise Beyond Pulse · Hush Halo · S0124

Dystopian poetry by Sam Oldman. Soundscapes and images are created with AI.

This poem is published in poetry collection Paradise Beyond Pulse (2026).

Bypassing the Tears

She stopped crying.

It was faster
not to heal.

She learned
to smile sooner,
to nod quicker,
to lock in the grief.

But bypassing the tears
didn’t stop them.

©2026 Samia Oldman

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Hush Halo is a dystopian sci-fi poetry collection set in a near-future shaped by technology, silence, and optimized perfection. Each poem is paired with a unique soundscape created by poet, in Suno. Learn more in Square One.

Context: After the Great Optimization, a privileged group integrated into the system, believing they had now perfected themselves.

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