And tell me you remember where you were
When they dropped the second algorithm bomb
Sun-shaming ball of temporary hope
Tarnished by a deep, cold, looming wrong
The screens all froze on maybe-later promises
The half-lie post-truth fakes of future’s bloom
Solidified in data mines of darkness
Embedding us in long-dead limestone tombs
You come to stand and stare and shoot the warning
A muted clip to tick-tock down the wire
Expressed in harsh, scared timeless sculptured screams
As Fate decries your digital desire
The new clear winter lasted long enough
For history to be retold and fast forgotten
Leaving us as Nagasaki shadows –
Making bombs of us, and making shades of you
May 8
May 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTC
And tell me you remember where you were
When they dropped the second algorithm bomb
Sun-shaming ball of temporary hope
Tarnished by a deep, cold, looming wrong
The screens all froze on maybe-later promises
The half-lie post-truth fakes of future’s bloom
Solidified in data mines of darkness
Embedding us in long-dead limestone tombs
You come to stand and stare and shoot the warning
A muted clip to tick-tock down the wire
Expressed in harsh, scared timeless sculptured screams
As Fate decries your digital desire
The new clear winter lasted long enough
For history to be retold and fast forgotten
Leaving us as Nagasaki shadows –
Making bombs of us, and making shades of you
Performance – https://youtu.be/nVwJJqeCP40
Inspired by current events, the "Nagasaki shadows" formed during the detonation of the second atomic bomb over Japan in 1945, and a recurring dream I had for over 20 years.
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