it was only a matter of time
when future
meets present
reinforcing the idea
that what’s seen nowadays
isn’t necessarily what you get
but what I don’t get
is how I became this blade runner
in my recurring dreams
chasing down one alter ego
after another
each one stamped with born-on
expiration dates
march two thousand twenty-five
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the programmers say it’s a glitch
how the grizzly bears appear
to be walking like egyptians
it was supposed to be a child’s game
but turned into a free-for-all
online competition at an all-time high
some say it’s exactly
what the world needed as unhinged
leaders wage war like never before
the end of the story is never near
though at times the collective psyche
sees the crowd-size fading
june two thousand twenty-four
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