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Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Upgrade

When machines are birthed
with souls, Charon will upgrade
his boat to a barge

5 comments:

The Scrybe said...

:), this made me think of The Matrix; thank you for making me aware of Charon.

Unknown said...

thought provoking! really!

Jenny said...
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Jenny said...

I like your sublime use of satire. The sound and visuals of "upgrade" followed by the last line is brilliant.

Charon looks a bit more romanticized here, I think:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gustave_Dor%C3%A9_-_Dante_Alighieri_-_Inferno_-_Plate_9_(Canto_III_-_Charon).jpg

:)

Francis Scudellari said...

@Scrybe There was a photo prompt on a poetry site (which I didn't do) that brought Charon back to my attention. I have been preoccupied with the technological singularity lately :).

@Smita Thanks!

@Jenny It's always good to throw a little humor into the mix. I like that illustration, but I have a different image of Charon in my mind ;).