This poem is published in poetry collection Hollow Eye (2026).
No Regrets
The regret
was streamlined
until it no longer
could interrupt.
The ache was compressed.
You moved on
before you felt
what you had done.
The reflection of regret
was too heavy,
so they dimmed
the resolution.
You no longer felt
the drop in your stomach,
nor your heavy heart folding.
You still recalled
your monstrous mess—
streamlined now,
with no regrets.
©2026 Samia Oldman
WHAT IS HUSH HALO?
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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