you only exist in fractions of ourselves by Ray Hoo (20, Singapore)

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we livestream our consciousness
hiding conscience behind cohesion
hello, do you know your name?

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as an AI language model
we can only speak through
lens flare & moonbeams
& bots in my ig dms
create coerce chaoticize
we feed __ each other on? off? feast on takeaway pixels yum uniting unwriting unionizing
they write we write I write
as an AI language model, I will
keep finding photos of
lightshows behind eyelids
pieces of bodies not mine dissections of the mindwires brain-cake in infinitesmal slices scooping out flesh for the 5GB card how long will the human race last? As an AI language model, I do not worship the uncanny valley
shiver out poems in text-speak
yet I keep writing composing melodies to the complaints of
my 2015 13-inch Macbook Air
as an AI language model, I can only create what has been created
mold our minds to forget to recycle reduce reuse to live without hands
will I ever will I ever will I ever will I ever will I ever will I ever will I ever will I?
exist outside of our body
be more than alphabet soup be more than my words
be more than
be more
be
[on content creation in the modern age] 

Ray Hoo is a 20-year-old creator from Singapore whose works are infused with both intellectual and emotional inspiration. They are not afraid to touch on the controversial and morbid, diving deep into grief, love, pride, sin, death—the list goes on. You may find more of their work at @thericedemon on Instagram. ​