Sam Nash

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September 20, 2025

A flesh machine on mind controlasleep at the wheel of an earthbound falla maladaptive daydreamrolling the stoneon the road to Rome:gods from the cogs of a clockfarm~racesome shadow work for laying in the cutand playing in the blood,a saving...

4 Comments

Fia Naturie
11 months ago

I feel that you pulled a lot of Greek mythology inspiration here? I could be wrong. I like the piece
- Benjamin Scraps
  11 months ago
  
  Greco-Roman culture & philosophies, plus some New Testament references. Legionnaires, Roman soldiers with a particular skill at building roads, were not paid in gold but salt, which is where we derive the word ‘salary’. That might be somewhat of an urban legend, but it seems to be at least rooted in truth.
  
  Great eye again, thank you!!
  - Fia Naturie
    11 months ago
    
    Thank you;))
Jacob erin-cilberto
11 months ago

I think many of us feel like machines. We work 9-5 jobs…like factory work, restaurant work…I did both.
Watched the clock…tried to have fun, but machines don’t laugh or cry.
This poem has a sense of rhythm that matches that routine…and the rhyme scheme is subtle but smart.

Really enjoyed and felt this read….related from my days before I got lucky and found teaching.
j.