Outside the lines, where some choose to be.
Sprites in the machine. Counting out infinite
Sailing to the end and back. What
Hypnotic. Captured audience. Hours each day.
Unscrupulous. Since arriving they’ve been here. Maneuvering.
Web of thought. Consciousness. Neural net.
Far flung. Long from now. Distant time.
Archaic. Ancient, evolving beliefs. Modernity,
Days. One after the other. Each a cell
Faces fixed. Screen glows. Mesmerized.
Hill. Over the hill. The others live.
Mirrors. Staring back. Seeing. Room
Octopus. Growing. Spreading. Tentacles expanding.
Adjustments. Evolutionarily adjustments. Societal adjustments.
Conquest. They watched from afar. Meticulously