- - -
Perfectly Safe
No gate closed behind me,
no threshold marked by fear or relief.
The space continued—
seamless enough to feel inevitable.
I didn’t dare to stop, to ask the way.
Stepping onto the only path ahead,
I couldn’t choose even if I wanted to.
I didn’t feel trapped—
as if I trusted my only choice.
Nothing I did left a data trail.
My choices fell flat,
never echoing back.
Looking back—
my actions mattered,
they could not be undone.
Mistakes I made shaped my memory.
Commitment carved
my blooming identity
as I was becoming someone.
Looking forward—
all predictions reset firmly.
They could not be undone.
In un-avoidable future
I am freed from guilt,
and I bet,
freed from regret.
I am now freed from gravity,
and almost imperceptibly,
I was freed from responsibility, too.
In upcoming paradise
with no exits
and no consequence,
I am secured
from becoming irreversible,
from even ever having been.
I am made
perfectly safe.
©2026 Samia Oldman
WHAT IS HUSH HALO?
Hush Halo is a dystopian fantasy poetry collection set in a near-future shaped by technology, silence, and optimized perfection. Each poem is paired with its own immersive soundscape. 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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