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The Idiot’s Guide to Sentience Oblivion

You won’t know how it feels

By The Dani WriterPublished about a year ago • 1 min read
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Only one basic instruction…

Stop fighting

Easy

while institutional/economic/pharmaceutical multi-factorials

converge a mechanistic mass

of complex operations

that fuel human existence

strip you down for parts

Inject a permanent anesthetic

Pre-programmed playback

may sound soothing

convincing even

since

“You’re comprehensively exhausted anyway…

…don’t need new prescription glasses

to read the fine print

review the T’s & C’s

account updates and alterations

where signatures are now obsolete

Biometrics the breeze

got fingerprint/retinal scans/DNA

all stored securely of course

They got this

i.e., aforementioned presences redundant and irrelevant”

Human resource management

taken to next-level specificity

Convenience/practicality/professionalism

"Not to worry

We can set up another direct debit

(without you)

Round the tally

up to an even forty

You seem worn-out-tired

Stop struggling

And I promise

you won’t feel a thing

Stop resisting

Truly unnecessary

since your peace of mind

is a premium package deal discounted

at the special rate of $1899/month"

Social engagement facilitated through Microsoft Teams

cardio-plus fitness classes online

self-care outsourced overseas

hair/nails/full body massage/season play-offs and drinks with the fellas

set patterns sans deviations on a fixed loop

No thought/no negotiations/no planning/no cancellations/no refunds

Stop fighting

Stop being opinionated-vigilant-proactive-productive-pragmatic

available

artistic

an advocate

Stop being so damned concerned

Stop being invested-involved

Just stop being

They’ll do you for you

They’ll do you better than you

Guaranteed not to feel-smell-taste-touch-hear a blessed thing

Easy

Sweet seamlessness

Just

stop the

squirming/pushback/fight against

oblivion

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The Dani Writer

Explores words to create worlds with poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. Writes content that permeates then revises and edits the heck out of it. Interests: Freelance, consultations, networking, rulebook-ripping.

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    Written by The Dani Writer