Barter – Why We Trade
Paper bills are just paper now Backed by no one and nothing No vaults of gold or silver bars Worthless
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Dystopian Poetry
Dystopian poetry is a literary form that explores the darker aspects of society, often envisioning a future where human freedom, emotion, and individuality are suppressed by oppressive systems, technology, or decay. It serves as both a reflection and a warning, revealing what happens when power, greed, or control override compassion and balance. Through vivid imagery and emotional tension, dystopian poets portray crumbling cities, digital desolation, environmental ruin, or the erosion of humanity’s spirit. The goal is not only to depict despair but also to provoke thought and inspire resistance—showing readers the fragility of civilization and the cost of losing our humanity to the very systems we create.
A Dystopian New Year
We stand, not united, but wary The cusp of another year in sight Voices silently counting down not with hope
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When Breath No Longer Gives Life
Breath, oh how we took it for granted Natural, simple, without a single thought But that was then, and this
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When The Feed Is No Longer Transmitting
When the feed is no longer transmitting Endless streams of mind-numbing videos Remakes and retakes of songs and movies Fails
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Emotional Contraband Identified
Static rages where silence once reigned, It’s everywhere, all-consuming, all-controlling There’s no escape, not even in the land of dreams
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The Wasting Age
Prosperity reigned, at least until it didn’t In the final century of promise, hope still remained The world heaved and
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The Quiet Fall of Nations
Long ago, before the chaos of man, when elections were fair, or close to being fair The leaders of the
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When We Lost Control
Not a sign, more like a great and powerful shifting occurred Overhead, the pulsing bruise of digital color began staining
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The Crumbling Space Around Me
These crumbling walls whisper an endless loop of static each night Recorded voices, some once human, others generated by the
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The Machine Has Spoken…
The Machine Has Spoken…. The Machine… A great beast Silent But all powerful Unseen But ever present Relentless Infiltrating all
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Dystopian Nightmare
What Have we Become… An achromatic darkness still haunts me, In the distance a barrel fire burns I hunch, hiding
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Dystopian Soldier – Vision of Madness
Beleaguered, bewildered Confused and corrupted Brain swirling, vision curling Thoughts resizing, fantasizing It is real, just what I feel Sign
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The Dystopian in Utopia – Imagining the Unimaginable Future
I’d like to preempt this piece with a quick narrative to explain it – first, this piece is complex and
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