A BRAVE NEW ORDER

It's a brand-new world, a strange new place,
A brave new order we must face.

Souls ride circuits, guided by AI,
We merge our flesh with steel and wire,
While minds drift past the edge of space
To hunt among celestial fire.

We stockpile parts for failing frames.
Titanium bones, steel-socket eyes,
Nano-lenses track our days
As human vision fades and dies.

Cars dance through air like metal birds,
Their shadows streak electric skies.
We resurrect the ancient dead,
Gene-splice giants to serve our lies.

From scraps of skin we forge new life,
Craft children from our cast-off cells.
The old tribes fade...
black, white, and brown...
Now corporate green compels.

In labs where freedom goes to die,
Democracy becomes the cost
Of reaching for a perfect world
Where human souls are bought and lost.

Image Credit: stockcake.com

Author's Note

Our world keeps changing everyday. Positively and negatively. Have you read about the latest breakthroughs in biotechnology, medicine, ICT? Advanced countries flaunt the latest weapons of mass destruction with impunity. Stealth bombers. Advanced Drones. Supersonic transportrrs. Satellites with the capability to hunt and destroy other satellites. I wonder: is it development or arrested development that we are experiencing?