Parody becomes reality 
The absurd blends imperceptibly into our daily dose 
Before we know it we are nodding in agreement 
Buying everything, seriously
Like a German listening intently to a sarcastic joke they don’t get.   

We are capable of sinking like a stone to the bottom of a filthy pond 
So much can be added to our weight
So quickly, new desires can become ours 
And we long for it, and it acts us out

We move in ways we never would 
Miming out the persona of someone we don’t recognize 
Praying for something we never thought we wanted

Strangers to ourselves 
No hearts within us 
But awash with these new desires
All that remains are the desires in us 

Clicking us into movement as our limbs
Jerk into action and sprawl us across the cities. 

July 6th, 2022. California.