Not the best way to run a railway.

Not the best way to run a railway.

Wowzer.

There is nothing left

But an idea of what once was

Before the hollowing

Reduced density to

Less than the volume

Of its displacement

We make less noise than

A mass of electrons

Firing in unison

A fusilade would

Result in a shock to a system

In overload

Validation is required

To ensure the veracity

Of any argument

But no agreement is reached

Before the plenary

General understanding of language

Has been stolen

Replaced by a cypher

Lost within a silent algorithm

A value less than the music

Of the soul

Approaching zero

Never far from one

There is a special

Relationship specific

To the gravity of capitulation

Eaten from the inside out

So much less

Than our appearance

Lighter than air

It would take but a breath to

Blow the house down

So much easier than

Finding the time

To tie it down

To a hard copy

Of its original specification

When we have mislaid

The blueprint

And have no access

To any recent update

Pull the plug

It is time to terminate

All connectivity

The system is compromised

Take me offline.