[2019] The Prototype

        
       
Manipulate                  
perception with deception         
in desperate need      
to be the ruling exception;      
more than ordinary                
in this biz                      
                    
Emulate          
this and that---  
it's how to play the game;        
build your reputation          
at the expense of another's            
hard earned name    
   
All bear witness  
to the lack of shame           
           
The success of your            
sisters and brothers  
came to you through    
minimum effort for       
maximum gain in deed          
                   
As you supersede all others            
in an altogether predictable story              
Vain; no extent to your greed                    
questing for rock star status and glory            
                  
Fate    
or damage control    
with whatever you can clone;           
nothing more than                    
the latest model    
of sensationalized hype    
             
While I remain the original                      
forever the same                      
what you've feared                    
and always known                    
                     
I    
am    
the  
Prototype