Our Lady of Self Determination
The future is a machine
grinding down upon you
In dreams
you burn with nuclear flame
The mechanism of your heart
is pumps and valves
The present is a paradox
a shifting landscape
Time travelers come paired
killer and ally
The mechanism of a gun
is hammer and powder
Your son is a cat in a box
alive and dead
You are a cog
in the machine of the world
In dreams
the black road is clear ahead
Fate is fact
you will always deny
–Art by Kaia Pieters