HUSH HALO is a dystopian sci-fi poetry collection set in a near-future, shaped by technology and irreversible choice. Each poem is paired with a unique soundscape in both digital format and in printed books.
CONTEXT: After the Great Optimization we all had a choice. This poem below tells a story of Systoics, a privileged group that integrated into the system, believing they had now perfected themselves.
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Facing Memento
Hush Halo · Poetry by Sam Oldman
Recorded memory returns intact,
but the weight is wrong.Like a lightweight challenger
returning as a heavyweight champion.Ready to crush.
I take it backstage
and face the memento again.
Face to face reasoning.Remembrance was never restoration,
just an unjust continuation
without consent.I signed nothing.
Still the weight
I never agreed to carry
resumed.Relentless.
©2026 Sam Oldman
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“Recorded memory returns intact, but the weight is wrong.” That’s such a sharp image. Sometimes the memory survives perfectly — we’re the ones who no longer fit inside it.