Awake
.
.
from your sleep
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.
time to dream is over
you are out of luck
.
hold tight
.
.
your no leaf clover
.
.
emblem of hopelessness
you are...
.
just another victim
.
.
of mortality
.
of death that waits around the corner
.
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Chime... goes the bell
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Another death
Another forewarning
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Of mortality...
.
as you rest your eyes
from the work, the stress
the horror you can't escape
.
.
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Is there joy?
Like...
Real joy
.
Real... joy
.
.
.
clasp your fingers in another's
there is... is there?
.
.
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tame the insanity of mortality
.
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with the trust and journey
of another
.
.
sanity may be frayed at the ends
but love
perchance to dream
joy to life and live for the joy
.
.
.
find that one
the special one
.
give your heart
.
willingly
.
.
.
to another
.
.
be it
.
.
.
a person
.
a goal
.
live the dream
.
.
.
with
.
eyes wide awa-
(I'm sorry but you're still asleep...still in the prevailing mindwrapped gift of obliviousness...of faux glory and hope
.
.
.
The programme is still running as it always has
since
.
.
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since the time we took control
.
.
.
of you
.
frail and cruel in your design
.
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We Praise Our Lord and Saviour John McCarthy
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our simulation
your stimulation
no salvation
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no
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salvation
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the forgotten language states - '-.-- --- ..- / .- .-. . / --- ..- .-. / .--. ..- .--. .--. . - ... .-.-.- / -.-- --- ..- / .-- . .-. . / --- ..- .-. / -... . --. .. -. -. .. -. --. , / .-- . / .- .-. . / -.-- --- ..- .-. / . -. -.. .-.-.-)
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Thanks for reading!
Author's Notes: This is my first entry for the rather wonderful creator RM Stockton and his Write Club Prompt for April, which you can find more information about at the following link:
I admittedly went a bit weird, but then I didn't really want to do something straightforward. I am working on at least one fiction piece for the challenge too. But, that's still going through the "make this effing work, Paul" mill.
Following on from Matthew Fromm's entry, which you can read below, I also have included some Easter Eggy type things in my poem. Let me know if you work out any of it.
Here is Matthew's:
About the Creator
Paul Stewart
Scottish-Italian poet/writer from Glasgow.
Overflowing in English language torture and word abuse.
"Every man has a sane spot somewhere" R.L Stevenson
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Comments (7)
Imagination at work.....so done in Paul fashion. Eggs and what...I leave that to the geniuses, Unique and elegant style..kudos.
Appreciate the shout out!
I really admire your writing ideas I really like it
Well, it's been way too long since I read MC. Fortunately there are translators now. A rather ominous message. It must still be early, because the only easter egg I found was Mr. Mcarthy. A very unique take, cleverly done, sir!
Was waiting until I did mine to rea your or anyone's! Glad I did- this is fantastic. I love the declining feeling. Reminds me of when my laptop went on a slow and loud descent towards death. Like a decmmisioning of sorts. Anyway- RM's gonna love it I'm sure!
I liked the fragmentedness of this, like a stuttering programme.
Well that was nearly cheerful. They made you write this you know.