Failure in the System

In the corner it waits and breathes,
it echos as the vent heave’s
late at night it sits,
we enter the digits,
the lights burn bright,
the cords unite,
the sparks ignite,
and then it turns midnight.

Dust kicks into the shining light
as the creature reveals it’s insight.
The clunking sounds of cold metal,
the wires settle,
the gears petal,
and then all goes quiet.

The creature speaks
as the sound of metal creeks,
the dust kicks and Rust flicks to the ground,
all turns black, then the lights click on,
time stops ticking...
“The meaning of life, the universe, and everything is...”
The creature glitches...
and then all goes black again