Final

Sometimes,
a sudden boot slams down
with a flash
and a mushroom cloud.

Sometimes,
Gaia succumbs
to the toxin in her tea
every morning for a century.

Sometimes,
a dome
of superintelligent foam
escapes captivity.

The end can come
unexpectedly,
unexpectedly,
un—

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A version of this poem first appeared on Bluesky. Whispered into the acoustic sensors of the sleeping dreaming android, it prompted the electric sheep to generate one more tomorrow…

© 2025 Greg R. Fishbone, generated by MidJourney as a derivative work of the poem, "Final" by Greg R. Fishbone