machine



manufacture a new machine
its automated existence
simulating a false life
identified by but a number
formed of the same mold
as all the others

but does the machine truly live ?

grant it an artificial intelligence
performs task after programmed task
in an endless, controlled routine
led by powers unknown to it
something beyond its comprehension
simply because it isn't the same

but does it ever want to know ?

then it will be upgraded
the ability to adapt to new situations
soon, it becomes self-aware
and believes that it is alive
it acts towards self preservation
and the advancement of its own existence

but is it a man ?

built of the same mold
too numerous to count
moves from one task to the next
never knowing why
spreading from place to place
caring only for itself

are we the machines ?


cmg

01/11/01



my abyss...
black notebook