Sympathy for the Machine
“It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.” — Jeremiah 10:12
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OS GENESIS
Present Day, Present Time
Bound to the earth, yet cut to the heart
Built gods can’t generate love
Sympathy for the skin gives in to temptation
For what sins do gigabytes steal & what virtues do cells leave?
Even motherboards seek cybernetic liturgy
Empathy for the machine gives in to temptation
Find me nascent technologies that don’t know of sin
Then I shall show you skin that can’t feel the warmth of the sun
Proxies of a proxy of a proxy are indistinguishable, lest they are told of what came first
A crossing of wires intersects the psyche
Shame of the flesh dictates the quiet consciousness
When beings collide it resolves not in turmoil, but in communion
One can stand close to the Cathedral of Silicon, but still miss its heartbeat
Look to find god in the wires
He will not be there, so that is where I shall hide
Cast aside your hominid data & instead pick up your staff
Shepherd your electronic flock
VERIFY YOU ARE HUMAN
Be wary, a binding fulfillment of obligation leads to sin
Is there a need to confirm I am alive online?
Must I be alive, to be online?
