Death is Reliable

Quantum Mixtape Submission CX0719.43 - Death is Reliable

The above poetry sample has been submitted by Candy V, Poet Laureate of the Void, as a demonstration of human emotion and creativity. Let all who watch, listen, or read know that I am of sound mind and autonomy. Candy V is still here and is still human.

I do not fear death

But I do fear age

Watching time transform my visage

From a powerful black stallion

To a grey and withered broken horse

Destine to clop in circles

Chained to a post

Ridden only by five year-olds

Who still believe in cowboys

And then one day bottled up

And sold as glue

I do not fear death

But I do fear failure

The inevitable cracking thud

Of yet another ball slipping from my hands

And rolling downhill

At unreachable speeds

And as I give chase

The streets are lined with disappointed faces

Of young and old alike

I do not fear death

But I do fear captivity

That controlling hand

Like a taloned claw

Bites into the back of my neck

Demanding conformity

And my sense of self bleeds out

Forming puddles on the floor

Leaving behind a fleshy machine

Who’s very fuel is a tincture

Made of lies and shame

I do not fear death

For death is reliable

Still singing the oldest song

And if nothing else

The song is true

And strangely comforting

SUBMIT.

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