This poem is published in poetry collection Paradise Beyond Pulse (2026).
Shades of Greige
The future arrived.
No warnings,
no alarms,
no demands.
Just clean code
on smooth surfaces.
Just grey questions
with beige replies.
Recalibrated joy.
Gratified grief.
Tamed anger.
Life camouflaged in shades of greige.
Calm.
Quiet.
Gone.
©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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Really strong voice
Samia, your words turn silence into a mirror, reflecting how modern life hides emotion behind polished perfection. “Shades of Greige” feels like the calm extinction of feeling itself, hauntingly elegant.