Cocoon_exe
it begins with a fine, silken coat
the first shelter from a turbulent, crude sap
home to fibers, organelles, all afloat
a strange, diverse set this is - a trap?
soon after, gates open, channels to sneak out
hot trades of liquor, snacks full of proteins
feeding those at the junctions - a feisty crowd
primed to mingle, bond with loose, fit genes.
verdant, vulnerable, but with matching ambitions
set off some gangs, crawl up and shape a body
stretching skins, walls; hoarding blood, munitions
the open: bright and lush, yet ruthless, and muddy.
then again, we absorb, expand, never arrive
perch in smart cells, that open with a beep
gather where one of our senses is still alive
when the rest has gone to sleep.
we cater for the core, our sacred nucleus
feed off sprints, plan, and optimise
boosting intel, our state-of-the-art deus
an unseen, complex set this is - a rise?
next up, forking membrane and mind
perhaps both will survive, perhaps neither
full circuit to a novel, larger kind
we can’t help it, and life can’t either.
if device.is_available() and You.still_feel():
# go live, spark a fire, shed some peel
with hatch.open() as exploration:
# before lift-off, before exploitation
for ever in space:
connect_to(self) = True
# join in the race
number_of_bugs += 2
# crack the dark
exploration.beyond_your_cocoon()
else:
# return to safety
# else
You.prune()