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Silicon​(​e)

from Comics and Stories by Vostok Lake (NZ)

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Sleep, go to sleep
And pray the backup drive my soul to keep
The flesh is weak and frail
But silicon and silicone don't fail
Time to go online
A different way, a softer place to shine
A new interface
No interaction cannot be replaced

I have replaced you every way that I could
Turned the bad into good
And your replacement locks the doors to my home
turns the meat into chrome
I built my world around you
You weren't there
My silicone friend will not pretend to care.

Go deep within
The plastic is fantastic second skin
Here, warm and dry
It's safe to be when silicone sees me cry.

I have replaced you every way that I can
Changed a toy to a man
I will perform this electronic embrace
I am dishwasher safe
There is no danger in here, no surprise
My silicon friend will not offend with lies.

(You have been replaced...
You have been replaced...)

My silicone friend will never leave
My silicon friend keeps his heart on his sleeve
My silicone friend is better than the real thing in every way (any day)
My silicon friend is ever-ready
My silicone friend keeps her motion steady
My silicon friend will never let me down

I am automated
Organic components outdated
And I become aware
The problem lies between the screen and chair
Peel back my face
The last component homing into place
At last, I've found the bug
Returning, yearning, burning like a drug

I will embrace this every way that I must
As the chrome turns to dust
And I will face this as the sweet turns to sour
Motor chokes on the power
Now I have been replaced too.
Can't you see?
My silicon friend, this is the end of me.

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from Comics and Stories, released September 1, 2021

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Vostok Lake (NZ) Auckland, New Zealand

NO GUITARS, NO BOYS, NO BUDGET, NO PROBLEM. Queer estrogen-fuelled Zolo Progwave with a transitional demand of lulz.New album COMICS AND STORIES out 2021.

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