They resurrected Plato to rule the city. Then they came for the poets.
What if they took away all the words you have to say?
A poem in four elements. The blind prophet saw it coming. No one believed him.
headphones recommended · “Constitution” by Mneme
Warning. This document contains poetry which has been ruled banished from the Constitutional Library and the Academy. Possession may lead to personal banishment under Article X-iii-607b.351.
“These fragments I have shorn against my ruin.”— T. S. Eliot
Constitution · Mneme
ART•I•FACT
In the near future, The Pythagoreans, under the guidance of the ancient transmutator, Krotas, have resurrected Plato through Artificial Intelligence. As foreseen by Tiresias the ancient, the Poet Laureate and Prophet of the People, yet not believed, the AI Plato(s) has taken control of the government and has erected The Republic and the New Academy. The Guardians have been tasked with banishing and imprisoning the poets, painters, film makers, reporters, writers and expression artists of the nation. Poetry has been convicted of Mimesis and the Makars are to be imprisoned indefinitely.