This poem is published in poetry collection Paradise Beyond Pulse (2026).
Leaving Loneliness
The touchscreen
replaced the touch.
No one
no longer noticed
they were lonely.
©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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