Metastasis

Strong opening. Frightening in a deep sense, Gary -

"as long as the power holds
among the proliferation
of half-truths and general misinformation."

The direct phrasing that closes this piece works well. Good writing.

"I am numberless attributes
I can neither claim nor disavow."

Unsettling.

I am eternal
as long as the power holds.

Me too.

nice.

"I am eternal
as long as the power holds
among the proliferation
of half-truths and general misinformation."

Excellent and thought-provoking. *

"I am legion." Super (I never use that word, but it is) poem.

I can relate. *

Fave, Gary. You could make good poetry about repairing a lawn mower..

Powerful.

We are legion.

eternal. *

love song for the digital age

Provocative work. Especially: "I am eternal/as long as the power holds/among the proliferation/
of half-truths and general misinformation."

Thanks to all for generous commentary. I am grateful.

I like the title especially--my gut tells me that 'going viral' isn't quite the eternity that artists in previous ages yearned for when they used their opening lines to invoke the muses, but then again I just don't know. Proof of life is proof of life, and I guess that metastasis of one's self from the temporal body to an undying work is the artistic pursuit. *