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Street Roots • July 28-August 3, 2017
Poetry
6 A.M.
Page 13
Rage of the Human Machine
by Aileen McPherson
by Clayton Woullard
Morning dire pull self out of
the mire, head down, eyes hide, beneath
soul cries, anger inside, no, fear writhes
the night of mares has passed, how long
feelings last like atom bombs long
past, this too shall pass.
How long have we raged against the machine
and yet it persists?
We cry and scream for what it has taken from us
but what do we replace it with?
We blame our politicians and those with wealth
For how they compromise and corrupt our health
But what do we gain when we corrupt ourselves
Their machine feeds off of our suffering as if
We are batteries of pain
We surrender to the belief we are nothing more than meat puppets
Which begs the question: who is pulling the strings?
I am not getting esoteric or trying to push any pseudoscience
In fact I am trying to implore you to look at our own modern science
No supercomputer can match the power of the human brain
Which means that machine of government, no matter how expensive or ornate
Can never win over the complex and complete
Algorithm our heart and mind computes every second
Those who absorb themselves in hate and fear
And believe their plastic and metal frameworks
Can never overcome the power of the network
of a united front of organic processor who have had enough
Forever
by Daniel Cox
They’re in constant anger
Fueled with love, they argue
Forever. But it’s love abound
For those two.
A match made in hell.
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