Pixels
zoom in
ever closer
eventually the image
pixelates pixelates pixelates
the image is lost
all that's seen is colored boxes
the image has vanished
the construction is evident
the truth of the making
has become visible to all
all the image is... is pixels
pixels of glory, pixels of honor
pixels of tragedy
pixels of horror
pixels of freedom
pixels of love
pixels of sadness
pixels of joy
pixels of sex
pixels of death
pixels of falsehood
pixels of wisdom
pixels of justice
pixels of truth
yet in the end all they are
is exactly that
pixels
only pixels merely pixels
pixels
shaded
vertexed
imaged
so it is with mice
so it is with men
so it is with reality
so it is with truth
in the end we all boil down to the same
we are all pixelated human creations
we share the same mechanisms at our core
the only men who do not breathe are dead
the air we share
the water we drink
the sun that shines
the clouds we dance upon
truth lies a verdict
the shadows dance and play
justice weighs the scales
all cry for the blind lady
so it is the world slips away
corrupts and twists
truth vanishes
then it reappears
changed somehow
in some nearly undetectable way
marketed, made digestible
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truth smiles brightly, but the smile is false
remember
you only see the sides that people
let you see
never in a fantasy tale
do the heros stop
to heed the call of nature
the mudane is forgotten
yet that is what makes us human
our humanity comes from our non-greatness
image isn't everything
truth lies behind the pixels
fear not the pixel
use the pixel
toss it out as a shiruken
learn to counterspin the spin
fight the shadows
turn on the lights
truth is a double-bladed sword
be careful when you swing
but fear not the fight
to retreat from battle can be honorable
to never fight a battle
therein lies the heart of cowardice
zoom in
and see the pixels all around
truth lies behind them
so fire up photoshop today
clickity click click
zoom zoom zoom in
images are not reality
truth lies in real life interaction
save the day
pixelate today
counterspin the spin
truth love justice freedom
transcend the hype
ground yourself reality
life is nothing more than
a singly linked list of days
just let it go
take each moment as it is
live in the best way possible
and fear not to live
if you never try
you will never know
if you never dare
you will never know
if you never dance
you will never know
if you never kiss
you will never know
if you never shine
you will never know
if you never fly
you will never know
truth
love
justice
freedom
strive
each day
to make those words
more than merely
empty words
slogans
catchphrases
trademarks
to do so
therein lies
the art of
greatness
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