Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Poets

what chance do the poets have
there is no place left for sentiments
not with the rise of robotics
our myelin sheaths replaced with tightly wound electrodes

we won’t need hands for holding or legs with veins and arteries
the lymphatic system was always terribly inefficient
and of course, this goes without saying
our hearts will be preserved and displayed
in abandoned museums of natural history

when the time comes the poets not afraid
will keep their sacred organs
gather on the edge of civilization
and eat what the earth provides

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