At the Honours Review, we celebrate the power of interpretation. We recognize that our themes unfold differently when viewed through different eyes, and aim to capture it in full.
Here, we share with you two such interpretations. In this poem submission by Lia Calancea, we see her unique vision of the future. Accompanying the piece, one of our artists, Gyanu Lewe was inspired to collaborate with Bart Kuipers to craft a soundscape for an immersive reading experience. This innovative fusion of poetry and sound embodies the very spirit of collaboration that defines our publication.
Join us for the full unveiling of "Unlocking Tomorrow" on June 26th at the Honours Festival!
Perhaps one day, you’ll wake up and breathe
Realizing the air you inhale is spaceless
And the disinterested time of numbers is timeless
Your consciousness will transcend the realms of humanity
Your teguments will intermingle with the cell that entraps you
Your skin will be made of marble
And the Interiors you inhabit will be fabricated out of your skin
You’ll wake up in a world where the organic and the inorganic fuse
Where technological singularity threatens human exceptionalism
Where humans have entered a new stage of existential morphism
Or maybe one day, you’ll wake up and breathe
Realizing the air you inhale is lightweight and devoid of pollution
Due to geo-engineering and global alignment
You’ll realize you’ve overcome cancer, surpassed your human timespan,
And lived fifteen more decades of happiness
Due to nanotechnological advancements and human genome editing
You’ll realize you can sing impeccable notes and paint mesmerizing landscapes
Climb unreachable hills and outstretch the latitude of the earth
In just one day – by taking the technocratic oath
One day you’ll wake up in a different body
The body your kids will carry throughout the centuries
The body that will either transcend mortality
Or be lost to oblivion in an utter act of brutality
One day, you’ll wake up in a different world
In a world trapped in an evolutionary state of progress
What will that world look like?
The question is yours to address.