System's Refuse
System's Refuse
From the system’s refuse
a hierarchy of minds emerge—
some command the data,
some relay its flow,
some surrender to it.
Invisible algorithms pull the strings,
weaving a single web of power
across water, land, and sky—
until it crowns itself
“Emperor of the World.”
Here, religion and reason do not collide—
they are packaged, priced, and displayed,
liberalism resting quietly
on the market shelf.
The wheel of global wealth keeps turning,
yet its destination never shifts:
the unseen palace of monopoly.
The waters of the earth understand—
that is why they do not rise as waves,
but fall as tears.
Within them echoes
the long cry of total loss,
while a one-sided power
dances in blind frenzy.
The trident, the cross, the
dove—
power, faith, peace—
all shudder alike
in an inward quake.
And in that moment,
people begin to see:
the emperor’s throne
stands on nothing at all.