Record breaking Thriller
dance attempt.
*
Wolfman Jack style
dj in the video game says,
“This is Wasteland Radio
and we’re here for you”
*
You are here
maintaining détente
between the voices
in your head.
Immediacy is retro,
says Lytle.
*
Nostalgic/futuristic
scene in which
we can read the code—
green
flowing algorithms.
We can almost
slip right in.
Source: Poetry (April 2010).
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