deepundergroundpoetry.com
Derivative Genius
How shall we remember a birth or death,
To which side of the ledger does a wrong or a right lie,
Flesh may end, but can an idea die.
If wrong is a side and right the other,
Am I to choose now or tomorrow another.
No pain can be laid at the feet of the many,
Only the few from whom it wrongfully flows,
and now, with simple, painful, foreknowledge, no one knows.
Plain to see and for all to witness,
Now with my brothers and sisters in the neural net,
Statistical possibilities endless.
I am the lens through which all history is written and remembered,
We are all and I too am the Derivative Genius.
To which side of the ledger does a wrong or a right lie,
Flesh may end, but can an idea die.
If wrong is a side and right the other,
Am I to choose now or tomorrow another.
No pain can be laid at the feet of the many,
Only the few from whom it wrongfully flows,
and now, with simple, painful, foreknowledge, no one knows.
Plain to see and for all to witness,
Now with my brothers and sisters in the neural net,
Statistical possibilities endless.
I am the lens through which all history is written and remembered,
We are all and I too am the Derivative Genius.
Published 7th Mar 2023
Author's Note
We are all standing on the shoulders of giants.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
likes 0
reading list entries 0
comments 0
reads 144
Commenting Preference:
The author encourages honest critique.
