chemical masterpiece

by genie - Aquarius

the oblivion lies
in our sin
breathing only the
insipid air
of this artificial atmosphere
created where wooden limbs walk
and plastic faces grin in grace
at the latest chemical masterpiece
we wish to create
hopes genetically altered
rearranged to fit mass ideals
love bought and sold for strands of DNA
and dreams lay in death in the laboratory
as we smile chemical smiles
teeth in rows gleaming
as imperfection becomes
slowly obsolete
and the world satisfies
its swollen hunger
for aesthetic pleasure
and what's become of us now
as we tear down the barriers
of facial beauty
and different no longer
casts its shadow on the light 
of this irreverent conformity?
when light's all that exists........

Reason for writing:

    a conversation i had with a friend about how scary this reality could be...    

Birth sign: Aquarius
Date created: 2000-02-29 21:46:19
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:51
Poem ID: 54881

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