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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