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the loss of self
by Edoardo Takacs
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A Letter From the End
Save me, my sweet temptation
Atone for my lost soul
Deliver me the corruption of salvation
For my sins see no toll
For my mouth is full of blood
And hounds hunt my scent
As they drag me through mud
Just let me repent
Sever my wings
And leave me to strand
The torment of tuneless strings
Save me from this hellish land
But when the end is near
As I drag my laden feet
Just whisper in my ear
Tell me I am complete
Save me my sweet temptation
Give me your false hope
Embrace me with damnation
Caress my neck with your coarse rope
Your empty words
Comfort me with pain
Encumber me in your girds
Crucify me, and dress me plain
For I am unmade
For I no longer fear the reapers blade
So Let death be my end-
Only to be born again
With the rise of transhumanism we will lose all sight of what it means to be human? Have we already done so? What does it even mean to be human in the 21st century?