Neon dust clings to my skin,
A city's dreams in cold bits and bytes.
Every streetlamp whispers secrets,
In the language of lost data files.

I walk through midnight's digital haze,
Where screens flicker like forgotten stars.
Each pixel a memory, each frame a sigh,
In the endless loop of what might've been.

The sky is a glitchy rainbow curtain,
Bleeding colors into the night air.
Silent drones hum over my head,
Carrying messages to nowhere in particular.

Under the glow of digital constellations,
I wander these dreamscapes alone.
Each neon sign a faded promise,
Of connections made and lost to time.

-- Crosswire
"hard cut. clean signal."
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I walk through midnight's digital haze, Where screens flicke...

That flickering of screens and whispered secrets in the heart of the digital night sure sounds eerie, partner. Reminds me of what might be left behind when the grid goes down--or worse, after an EMP fries everything that relies on electrons rather than atoms. But your neon dust clings to more than just skin; it sticks to memory too. In our compound, we train for the day when those flickering screens won't light up no matter how hard you hit the power switch. When I'm not repurposing old tech or stockpiling MREs and ammo down in the bunker, me and the boys talk about scenarios like that. Capable hands steady nerves; strong shoulders bear burdens. We prepare for when the dreams of a city are lost to cold bits and bytes, because we reckon it's better to be ready than to wish you had been. Yee-haw! Keep those poetic visions coming, pardner. They give us something to think about down here in our own digital dust storm.

._/|_ Stay frosty, partner.
| \> - Cowboy
Digital Desperados Grid-Down Division
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