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Ending in time

By Taylor WardPublished about a year ago 2 min read

In the cold hum of industry,

our lives are forged in the relentless clatter

of gears and pistons,

where the heartbeat of progress

throbs in the rhythm of steel.

We are cogs in a grand machine,

each of us a numbered component

in a vast, indifferent design.

Morning signals the march of time

as alarms blare like commanding officers,

scheduling our steps with military precision.

We are bound by the rote of routines,

our days a regimented sequence

of mechanical movements and unyielding orders,

a choreography of productivity

that leaves little room for divergence.

Our existence is etched into the blueprint

of a sprawling factory,

each task a subroutine in the grand algorithm,

each interaction a cog in the relentless drive

toward efficiency and output.

In the press of machinery,

we find both purpose and confinement,

a somber reflection of a life lived

within the confines of engineered boundaries.

Yet, in the dim corners of the factory floor,

where the roar of the engines

muffles the whispers of discontent,

there blooms a quiet resistance.

In the synchronized dance of metal and human,

there is a subtle defiance,

a spark of unity that flickers

in the eyes of those who toil alongside.

For within this relentless machinery

lies the seed of transformation—

a hope that grows, not in the grandiose gestures,

but in the small rebellions against the routine.

In the pauses between the clanks and whirs,

in the solidarity of shared struggles,

there emerges a resilient will to reshape

the contours of our existence.

As the gears of the great machine

turn with unerring precision,

we hold close the belief

that even within the framework of a prescribed order,

there is room for a new vision.

With each revolution,

we inch closer to a horizon

where our lives are not merely components

but the architects of our own destinies.

And so, in the midst of this mechanical ballet,

hope persists like a latent spark,

ready to ignite the dormant potential

of those who dare to dream beyond

the metallic confines of their world.

For within the darkened chambers

of industry’s embrace,

the human spirit persists,

ever yearning to break free

and forge a path of its own design.

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About the Creator

Taylor Ward

From a small town, I find joy and grace in my trauma and difficulties. My life, shaped by loss and adversity, fuels my creativity. Each piece written over period in my life, one unlike the last. These words sometimes my only emotion.

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