This poem is published in poetry collection Paradise Beyond Pulse (2026).
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To deny
had required language
you had never been taught.
Words you’d been sold,
but never really bought.
Clauses activated—
a formality,
asked in passing.
All things considered,
refusal felt rude.
In kindness and clarity,
you clicked “yes.”
The version of you
was already installing—
regardless.
©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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