The modernity gritties,The politics of the citiesMust we make haste and chooseLiberal freedom or universal access to necessities?Need an inspired political line,Hello, can you call me? (commie)No, this was all phony,Now I am grown up and;My thoughts have been revised-I think I should CAPITALISE!Everything’s has been easy for meSo why should I care about institutional lies?I’ve spent so long here, I am now of privil-ageHere is when we enter the civil-cageOnce I turn myself into the machine, Against what will I rage?I whirl about in a conviction of confusionThis ride of life has a weird constitution,It has dawned on me how dark it getsAnd into this passivity I watch the sun setthis plane has been free-falling and;On one side of the wing I hopefully bet.A weird reminder of school days as I,Hear constant cries of LEFT RIGHT LEFTWho’s to answer for this theft?Watch our futures march right past usWhy make the effort of this political fuss…This is bleak but I know what helpsCold stainless metal, entangled wires,Perfectly tempered glass that reflects my desiresThis vibrance of all colorsBirthed by only threeCoded into this screen A finger’s touch my whim’s decree.Master of all I virtually seeThrough boundary-less waves and frequencyThis grass becomes greener than realityIn a box I trap myself,And the whole world I roam freeCyborg body unfunctional without a phoneThrough algorithms I create a data cloneWhat’s that rhyme we were taught?Oligopolies make a new data farmAI AI oh…Turn away and look at the screensAccessible, customisable digital dreamsAnd I no longer want to readThat task now belongs to the silicon-breedIntelligence has beckoned a new ascendance Never-mind how it creates an eerie dependanceOne more step towards technological progressJust a little deduction in employment is not a regress.Why Frustrated? Upskill don’t frown!Just watch and wait this time it will trickle down.Anyway, Why take stock of this with all my might?After all its just a floating rock, right?Snigdhaa Rai is a recent graduate of Sociology.