The dread sets in
Like a fractured bone
Fusing in malunion,
The deformity visible.
Like a fractured bone
Fusing in malunion,
The deformity visible.
Hopelessly implacable,
The machine grinds down
Tooth upon rusty tooth;
All flesh is devoured.
The machine grinds down
Tooth upon rusty tooth;
All flesh is devoured.
Is there any hope?
Is there hope for escape?
Even voices get lost
Within voiceless mouths.
Is there hope for escape?
Even voices get lost
Within voiceless mouths.
The phantom sight
Reaches its tendrils
Into insight's abode;
Nothing can be done.
Reaches its tendrils
Into insight's abode;
Nothing can be done.
Supplanting reality
With final judgment
Of the vital spark
Foreseen in gloom,
With final judgment
Of the vital spark
Foreseen in gloom,
The sentinels glare
Down imperious paths
Of impending doom;
The machine hums.
Down imperious paths
Of impending doom;
The machine hums.
There is no escape
For silent sufferers.
No exit is offered
To tormented wailers.
For silent sufferers.
No exit is offered
To tormented wailers.
The machine returns,
It keeps on returning,
Grinding with ease
Through bloody corpses.
It keeps on returning,
Grinding with ease
Through bloody corpses.
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Author:
Tristan Robert Lange (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This poem, 'The Machine Returns,' is a continuation of my earlier work titled 'The Machine.' It delves deeper into the themes of systemic oppression and the relentless, consuming nature of societal structures. While 'The Machine' explored the philosophical aspects of these themes, 'The Machine Returns' is driven by personal experiences and a more visceral depiction of the machine's impact. I hope you find this sequel both haunting and thought-provoking.
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Comments3
The Machine, the man, big brother yes I feel the angst and dread circling in the winds of change as well as the old guard still keeping watch. Nice write
Thank you! I'm glad the themes resonated with you.
Ahh, a bad hair day in that pic! (me being daft) lol.
LOL! Indeed! Thanks for reading!!!
SkyNet lives, eh?
Haha! For sure!
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