little we see is real

much is artificial, faked by

sordid callous trickery,

bodies transposed to dupe

corrupt and imitate for

better, more for worse,

our eyes have become

worthless lenses,

old friends that no longer

tell us the truth,

lovers that readily cheat

and now can never ever

be trusted again,

the final battle between

man and the machine

ends and we are defeated,

man is blinded,

little we see is real

© Graham R Sherwood 12/24