Atlantis Returned
In the algebra of burning suns
I witnessed days
Like a blaze
From language, technology, culture
Species upon species going extinct
I was alive when this happened
And I felt the mourning
Of evolution, the transgression
Against God, unity in diversity
Extinction is sometimes
The only punishment nature
Has left, after the singularity
Some might flee into augmented reality
Decide not to travel
To other planets, busy in their
Immaterial gamification of reality
With their smart watches
Immersive glasses, fake telepathy
Levels of community
You told me of the setting hand
Of life and the hour when
Humanity would be judged
In the soul of Dead Mayans
I knew even global civilizations
Could destroy themselves
It wouldn’t be the first time.
Wuji Seshat 