Half

future ghosts reside in chicken pens

stacked up, hemmed in

tagged with inconspicuous coding,

malicious intent is itemised

monitored through impulse,

nanobots measure threat

via thought transactions

mind data holds currency 

over skin and bone

one burns to a cinder

the other trades 

at the highest dollar,

the throne you worship is an altar

and it’s your sacrifice

you want to be considered?

name your price

we’ll offer you half