At first they’ll say It’s set in gold Longevity No growing old Prosperity For everyone As boundless growth Eclipses sun And underneath Utopian Pretensions Lies the rot therein Mutations Modified to be Perfection Specimens to see What we in all Our vanity Have made of genes And cells And DNA And God itself Just fades away Awaiting Brave New Worlds In which Our human nature Is the glitch And with it switched For automation No more signs of life To station Out in space Among the stars Replaced by colonists On Mars And flying cars Are eco-friendly All remaining species Envy What they promised Was in store For those who pay A little more