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The Artificial Human
The meanings of intimacy are becoming increasingly distant.
Intimacy is just an archaism gathering dust on the desks of tech giants.
Between 0 and 1, there is no room for "Only I know.",
We know nothing.
The virtual gazes know us better than we do.
They are support programs that respond only to precise commands,
Artificially altering our chemical structure into an inert mass.
The same support systems that make evolution "human free" through socially accepted mechanisms of cruelty.
We are believers at the altar of technology.
The dystopia we live in is tangled in thousands of threads of electricity,
It is the green sky that asks us, "How can I help you today?"
The horizon is covered with technologies that alienate consciousness,
But strengthen the carbon-dependent circuits attached to our bones.
Circuits designed to create mechanical tears at insubstantial messages,
Circuits that make us forget that the earth exists through pre-established scenarios.
Personal history becomes an algorithm devised by elites,
The necessity of life becomes null when we have all of humanity just a click away.
You can ask absolutely anything you want.
ChatGPT, what makes me human?
About This Poem
Style/Type: Free verse
Review Request Direction:
How was my language use?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?
Is the internal logic consistent?
Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
Editing Stage: Not actively editing
Comments
Geezer
1 month 3 weeks ago
Any good...
politician does that on the fly. Doesn't matter what side he is on, if he/she/it is any good at their job, they take all of the things they know about you into consideration to predict which way you will vote. I do like your story; it has a certain rebellious attitude that we should all cultivate. Don't ever take what you are told, at face value. [Unless of course, it is mom, or... Anyway, you kind of ran it through the wringer, and put it right out there in the open. Nice work, ~ Geezer