This poem is published in poetry collection Paradise Beyond Pulse (2026).
Unreachable Calm
As the silence was upgraded
you stopped hearing
what could not
be measured.
At first
it wasn’t the silence,
not the emptiness,
just cleaner air,
fewer sounds,
less need
to fill
the pause.
You stopped humming,
sighing,
starting sentences.
The calm
they sold you
became unreachable.
©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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Rolling and churning in the calm. Feeling the stillness. Then the music and "The calm - they sold you - became unreachable." ...goose bumps and a sharp intake of breath.
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