A Poet's Journey

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A Poet's Journey
A Poet's Journey
Utopia — Dystopia

Utopia — Dystopia

The drive toward extinction

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Jun 10, 2024
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A POEM | CULTURE

Social Media symbols above a sea of keyboard caps — Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash
Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash

Utopia
dystopia,
which will it be,
can both extremes
mean the death of humanity?

He sits at the kitchen table
hears the refrigerator speak,
“If you want to keep it stable,
this is the meal you eat.”

He is no longer able
to plan it for himself,
He does not dare to gamble
with the remnants on the shelf.

So he fixe…

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