Man Vs Machine
4 March, 2003
Author: LinzAy
(co-written by Seizure)
This is the beginning, man versus machine
Where did they come from? It seems like a dream
We are so much weaker, how can we survive
I am now hiding, it's how I'm alive
The sky is filled with smoke, explosions crack like thunder
What will come of man, one just has to wonder
Our numbers decline, before we can fight back
We take too much time, to plan out attack
I headed to the hills, into darkened caves
We're slaughtered like cattle, we'll soon be in graves
I hid there from sight, for more than a day
When I reemerged, the world went away
The sky was filled with smoke, landscapes were charred black
I drew my weapon, there's no turning back
I slid down the hill, ready for a fight
I don't know the future, will I die tonight
This alien world, I used to call my town
Looked completely different, it was upside down
I looked around the corner, my courage disappeared
The sight before me, was worse than I feared
A mechanical, demon ripped apart
One of my friends and, devoured his heart
There's no way out now, so I clench my gun
Man made these machines, my god what have we done
I'll take a stand for man, and kill in? their memory
I aim for my victim, I can't let him be
He put up a fight, finally I killed the thing
How many more are there? What will today bring?
I spin around to, absorb my scenery
It is all so barren, not a living thing
Have they killed us all? Are we all now gone?
I went and looked around, I am the only one
Pulling at my hair, I cursed the gods above
I can hear them now, change the crows to doves
Their cries grew louder, I asked the gods why
I drop as electric, charges grace the sky
All faded black, I opened my eyes
I was in a cage, what a damn surprise
They must have seen me, or heard all my cries
This is not a dream, I finally realize
I stand up again, absorb my scenery
Machines surround and, are all watching me
I drop to my knees, what am I to do
I feel my life drain, as if out of the blue
Why am I alive? Why am I not dead?
There's many questions, racing through my head
My energy has left, I plunge to the floor
My last conscious thought, is man is no more
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Comments on this poem/writing:
| Redn Dragon (210.14.4.51) -- Monday, April 7 2003, 06:52 am Man has created an instrument towards the destruction of his race... This a fusion of a responsible vision and awareness. I hope that in the years to come, we may live out of our conciousness of the bitter reality we already have suffered. Nice work you two... |
| LinzAy (205.188.208.168) -- Monday, April 7 2003, 07:51 am Tunkoo R.D.! |
| Seizure (65.164.72.2) -- Monday, April 7 2003, 12:44 pm Glad you thought it was ok Red |
| everett (67.29.162.138) -- Monday, April 7 2003, 10:15 pm whoa! you two did a great job on this! nice imagery, i thought it was very good. |
| LinzAy (152.163.188.231) -- Monday, April 7 2003, 10:18 pm Thankyou Everett!! kinda wanted it to be a prequel to Mechanical demons and didnt wanna do it without Seizure.....just bc he has the perfect style and imagination. |
| Martin Vann (65.56.174.155) -- Tuesday, April 8 2003, 07:38 pm Your words are hard, cold like sharpened steel, and as they cut, the pain is real. Yet, there is no machine, that will not rust, no heart that will give up, its trust of love and kill the demon, hidden in all of us! My last conscious thought is, Man has been here before. We will survive because the heart, is not, a machine, it will not rust and its source of power, is love. Cool Poem, close to be being real, but, no cigar. I hear your warning, as I think we all do, yet love will survive, and with respect, sorry, no cigar! Great presetation, life is hard, but, love is real, after all, a heart did survive right? Maybe two or three more, just over the next hill! MartinV |
| Seizure (65.164.72.2) -- Tuesday, April 8 2003, 08:15 pm Thanks for the props on this work. I'll go ahead and say now it was LinzAy's idea to throw this together. We worked for a while, however, blending our two styles into something we are fairly confident no one will be able to tell came from two different writers. Especially considering LinzAy used some of my termonology *cough* she made me proud :). It was interesting doing a real collaboration with another writer on the site. The end result turned out alright in my opinion. |
| Martin Vann (65.56.174.155) -- Tuesday, April 8 2003, 08:36 pm I have read this poem, more than once and it seems to be a statement, and I appreciate the truth that the two of you reveled. You might consider more, two poets, sharing thoughts, words, styles! I'm excited! MartinV |
| LinzAy (205.188.208.168) -- Tuesday, April 8 2003, 10:18 pm Hehe....Thankyou for your comments Martin! As usual, looked forward to it! We made a statement, kewl! You and R.D. both have made me look at this poem in a different perspective. Made me take a different look at it, saw it from a dif angle than what i was use to and had stuck in my head. Thanks for that guys. Hope your not TOO excited Martin! ;) lol....just messin! Hey Seiz! We've got a request to do another one! Hehe.....made ya proud huh? I'm glad you liked working me! I honestly don't think i woulda done this poem if u didnt help me out and add ur poetic, agh! can't think of the word!....your poetic, gr! think of a nice word that makes sense and thats what's after poetic! lol.... I love the end result! Hehe...Thanks for working with me Seiz! |
| LinzAy (205.188.208.168) -- Tuesday, April 8 2003, 10:20 pm Hey seiz! Isn't it kewl, when you scroll just a lil further past this lil comment are to see "Click here to read other Poems by LinzAy" and "Click here to read other Poems by Seizure" Like, right there! I dunno, I thought it looked kewl with.....er.....nvm!! I'm just a loser! |
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