This poem is published in poetry collection Hollow Eye (2026).
My Game Strategy
I wouldn’t go so far
as to call this
my strategy.Unavoidable erosion
is the name of this game
I play
involuntarily.This game starves me,
strips me down slowly.I feed it silence,
watch my options rot.While my search for discharge continues,
I keep sanding down
the edges
of every escape.The game becomes my cage.
By the time it’s my turn,
there are no moves left for me to make,
just a blinding neon blink:game over.
©2026 Samia Oldman
WHAT IS HUSH HALO?
Hush Halo is a dystopian sci-fi poetry collection set in a near-future shaped by technology, 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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