Metaverse ‘22

Metaverse ‘22

Poem by Jacob R. Moses

In the year 2222...
landscapes of the willows
remained pristine
as a genesis crafted
around an ancient ash

Lightning struck as a pentagram formed

Exploitation expired exponentially

All that tweeted
were birds

All that tumbled
were gymnasts

All that went tick tock
was the biological clock
of a synchronous
collective consciousness

Linked by the
psychic cords
installed through
metaphysical
architecture
no longer

The Empire of Emzuck
ended after non-consensually
copulating with contrived conflict

Descendants of dissonance
rebuilt civilization
two hundred years
after the mutiny
against the metaverse

Jacob R. Moses (AKA Jack M. Freedman) is a poet and spoken word artist from Staten Island, NY. Publications featuring his work span 15 countries. He is the author of the full-length poetry book, Grimoire (iiPublishing, 2021).

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