I am guessing I am not alone, but cannot find a comfort level with the idea of our lives becoming more and more a part of a virtual existence. I am not going to debate the pros and cons of the technology – my professional world would be far more limited without the digital revolution – but I don’t want to cede technology more power than it seems to demand from us either.
The two pieces above are part of a series based on the idea of a digital existence. I will let them speak for themselves. If you have a question or want to experience more, please let me know. Thanks for looking!! The text of the two pieces can be found below:
I Have Been Virtualized
I flicker
and roll
with static
thoughts
like scattered
bands of
noise
on my
computer
screen.
I am neither
color
nor
the absence
of color;
being nor
non being.
I have been virtualized.
Nothingness Cubed
Modern life
is lived as
a digital pixel
streaming through
glass fiber.
It is
X_es and O_es
streaming;
pretending
to be consciousness.
Reality falls
into a
virtual trap;
an abyss
infinitely deep.
No joy or sadness,
no pain or pleasure,
no connection or separation –
nothingness cubed.
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