Zombies

Everywhere I go: zombies
attached to their screens
as they walk off the cliff
following the crowd
without pause, without agency.

Zombies eating and drinking
and shopping and partying
feeding the monster
one view, one click
one like at a time.

Zombies running in circles
between the real and the virtual
dystopia disguised as utopia
offering traps at every turn.

Meanwhile the fires are raging
the streets are flooding
the forests, disappearing
but don't worry: here's 20% off

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