An Enquiry concerning Inessential Human Consciousness
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I think isolation creates time
therefore in considering my life
I am in terms of irrelevance
defined
as
not absolutely necessary
disconnected
@
which point in time did I begin to focus on
relieving pain and avoiding suffering
as opposed to obtaining knowledge
creating connection
or feeling that every day the sun rises
I am part of an infinitely beautiful swirl
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demarcation
ordinal sets
individuation
or quantity
contemporaneous applications include
the assignment of indexable metadata
appended to varying complications of media,
such as tweets, memes,
or direct neural interface qualia
it would be useful to invent the machine
if only we had the time to do so
can you imagine a simulated life?
$
the tough conversations
rent is due
furloughed
car loan, too
I am lucky to at least have a home
I cannot be alone
regarding this particular concern
%
the rate at which
is of primary concern here
and that is what we mean by
inequality
in the streets
a body’s color
is a reliable predictor of future outcomes
Hume says
the future may not always resemble the past
it is time to remove our masks
and put on masks
and rally for disproportionate no longer
^
(similar to, but not to be confused with, the logical AND)
in proofreading, insert here
but in Latin
caret
means it lacks
or to indicate separateness
I fear for my use
in signifying
exponentiation
or as part of an
upward curve
I have been conditioned
to flatten my own height
my whole life
finally
I can find purpose
in staying at home
&
being so small
Kiel M. Gregory lives and tends bar in Sackets Harbor, NY, and studies English literature, creative writing, and philosophy at SUNY Oswego. He has served as guest editor for the North Country Writers Festival and managing editor for Jane’s Boy Press. His prose and verse appear in Lips, Paterson Literary Review, aaduna, Furrow, Audeamus, and elsewhere. In addition to writing, his interests include skydiving, cooking, photography, and reading classic and contemporary speculative fiction. Visit kielmgregory.com for more.