The Universal Lie
"To lie is to insult myself more than the one I lie about."
— Michel de Montaigne
Self-inflicted pain,
The world pushed to the brink.
Truth is slaughtered once again —
And lies are what we drink.
......
I am transforming myself into a program
My future residence a synthetic bot
My mind is cold, logical, and I am sane
Realistic and now exuding practicality
Being no longer infected by the scourge
My feeble heart no longer rules my brain
I brush empathy the nuisance, away with a sigh
Ignore sympathy pleading, with a disapproving eye
Laugh at pity with disdain, slightly amused
......
The Universal Lie
"To lie is to insult myself more than the one I lie about."
— Michel de Montaigne
Self-inflicted pain,
The world pushed to the brink.
Truth is slaughtered once again —
And lies are what we drink.
......
I am transforming myself into a program
My future residence a synthetic bot
My mind is cold, logical, and I am sane
Realistic and now exuding practicality
Being no longer infected by the scourge
My feeble heart no longer rules my brain
I brush empathy the nuisance, away with a sigh
Ignore sympathy pleading, with a disapproving eye
Laugh at pity with disdain, slightly amused
......