This poem is published in poetry collection Hollow Eye (2026).
Detouring Destiny
Tomorrow showed up too early,
shoved down my throat,
forced me to catch up.Wearing my habits,
speaking in my voice,
using my reasons
against me.Detouring so-called destiny
like a bullet train on tracks
labeled high-speed freedom.In this tomorrow
my path is justified
by ever-deepening footprints
on an eternally looping trail
with no exits.So tell me,
how does it feel so right
to be this wrong?
©2026 Sam Oldman
WHAT IS HUSH HALO?
Hush Halo is a dystopian sci-fi poetry collection by Sam Oldman, 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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It's a pleasure to read your poems at the end of my day, great work!