Digiverse

Digiverse

A Poem by Alessander
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Tech-themed: "It is this divine side of man, his inward action, which means everything, not a mass of information" - Kierkegaard.

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Encyclopedic mainframes /Lap-top heads
Power-boxes for multitudinous outlets, plugs, chargers
Conduits manipulating/Fiber-optic arteries /Artificial energy
ZAP/Pale lights/Computers aglow in dark
cloistered bedrooms/Powered pacemakers stalling at microwaves/Electrocuted blood - cookied fantasies
Ads proclaiming everything free!
Pharmaceutical elixirs for limpness, lumpiness, loneliness
Snake-oil for suffering/Nigerian kings, Syrian refugees
Pornography, clever memes, whimsical gifs, shocking news, witty banter/Socio-politic-religous-diatribes
Spewing on every thread

Existential vomit.
/Aroma-less cuisines
Vacuumed vacations/Youtubed communions/Suicide selfies.

 Crucifixdrones - pedolandia
Jdate.POF.AshleyMadison.Match. Eharmony.SpeedDate.OKcupid
CG. Missed encounters...
Serial killers, /Pixalated p*****s, vein-throbbed dick shots, cardboard gloryholes

Instagramed I/Inviolate I/Internet I
 
I    I     I

No sweaty arm pits, cottage cheese, gray nose hairs or belly fat
Computer [ScreenShot]
While behind, posters hang: The Doors, Tupac, NIN, The Smiths, Hendrix, Joy Division, Nirvana

HandshapedHeart.//2D souls/Text-dating
144 word manifestos /#revolutions/Archetype emoticons

Doodled centaurs /Caged in matrices

Transcendental notes/Need a hit/Of internet smack

A line, a pinch, a drag/A like, a comment, a kudos
A reply, a thumbs up, a share, a poke/One measly view
Baby, come on, give me a fix/Just one
Notification: ding-beep-buzzzz
I want to dissolve like alka-seltzer in tap water
Otherwise I'm a used-up toothpaste tube
Sitting in a dank medicine cabinet

If not, I am/A stick-figure created from matches
Drowning in a drum of gasoline

Not buried beneath pregnant soil
No. dumped into blue recycling bins.

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© 2020 Alessander


Author's Note

Alessander
This is a pretty raw version, but as always, whatever comes to mind.

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Featured Review

The title is very fitting. The flow fit with the halting choppiness of the menu of technological refuse.

The last line was perfect!

For me, it was a bit long. But I suppose that mirrors the manner in which the internet survives in its endless array.

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Alessander

9 Years Ago

Thanks, EA. I actually had to play with the length a bit. I wanted to give a glimpse into the theme,.. read more
Enigmatic Amor

9 Years Ago

It is your work, of course. I just felt a little lost in the middle....focus shifted. But then aga.. read more
Alessander

9 Years Ago

Form follows content lol



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It's the "Metaverse" now. Just so much more wasted technology on the road to cyborg replacement of the species. They talk about, "New World Order" I'll have a cheeseburger and fries. Fun read. Cheers! F.

Posted 2 Years Ago


behind that screen we can be anything we want to be....technical selves versus real selves, the flesh and blood kind.
mine got electrocuted....somewhere within that machine...

I became the stick figure drowning in gasoline, lighting a match my Dell...

and then ran away to untamed land to find a real Dell....
the nature kind.

j.

Posted 2 Years Ago


intelligent one.
well written, keep up :)

Posted 7 Years Ago


great write, Alessander, and what will we all do when the sun decides to take it all away and we must face each other flesh to flesh...with nothing more than our whit.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Extremely dynamic metaphors happening in the beginning of the piece,
it sort of acts like some staccato rhythm. It then veers off into a more relaxed
cadence. However, that "I I I" thing in the middle seems to take away from its
natural rhythm..structurally its interesting. The theme of this piece sounds out
from an insightful perspective, just the way it should be.

Posted 8 Years Ago


This is a pretty raw version indeed. And it really makes the poem.
Avant garde.

But what have you been looking at on the web, really?

Posted 9 Years Ago


My friend you have a true poetic voice and I do admire how you cut straight through the bullshit .
Never water down a write much like whiskey cheers amigo.
Stay crazy Gonzo

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Alessander

9 Years Ago

Yo, Gonzo, you're back! Shot-gun pass through the W.C. Thanks, man. Maybe I'll catch you on here nex.. read more
I like the whole piece - modernity clash...thrill and buzz...highs and lows...raw and real - as always x

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Alessander

9 Years Ago

I feel like that's an undercurrent to many of my pieces. Modern landscapes set against classic wisdo.. read more
This is quirky albeit a sign of times, price we pay for progress, modern technology now rules our lives. Imagine what it'll be like 20-50 years from now. I can't pick a favorite line, they're all so unique and intriguing. I must admit I haven't seen a youtube communion yet though....muchly enjoyed!

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Alessander

9 Years Ago

thanks, Frieda. I know this piece is a bit incoherent, but so is the theme lol Glad u stopped by.
Frieda P

9 Years Ago

I actually didn't think so, I guess that makes me incoherent too, shocker haha...my pleasure. ;-)
This reads as very stream of consciousness, which in this case makes sense, since it sort of mirrors the endless stream of information and images from the internet. bear in mind, though, just like the internet, it can be dizzying and hard to follow in places.
I would omit or modify "whimsical gifs" from line 16, it breaks up the flow, and in my humble opinion the word whimsical has no place in this poem

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Alessander

9 Years Ago

I think ur right about Whisical GIF. I inserted that later, but re-reading, doesn't really jib. I'm .. read more
Elle Thompson

9 Years Ago

No problem, good luck with the editing process

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