VwOVPaLZFnOgkBkiby7Dhttps://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmNv1WPLobShbKMRv15JTSjqevo4rjGFrQH5ymjGxpxyhZ/VwOVPaLZFnOgkBkiby7D.jsonMetaVerse [Parcel 17 - New Formalist]METAVERSE [PARCEL 17 - NEW FORMALIST];;; COULD THIS A METAVERSAL POEM BE,; A POEM SO NOSTALGIC, STALE AS I?; I SPURN THE OPEN VERSE FOR BEING FREE; AND RAISE THE DEAD, REFUSE TO LET THEM DIE.; THIS PLACE FEELS FOREIGN, MADCAP, UNRESTRAINED,; WITH ALL THE FUNKY AVATARS, NO RULES; THAT I CAN CLING TO HERE, I FEEL TOO TRAINED; IN RHYME AND METER DANCING WITH THESE FOOLS.; A THROWBACK, OUT OF PLACE AT THIS FRONTIER; OF BLOCKCHAINS, NFTS, AND CRYPTO ART,; OF GAMING, EXHIBITIONS, AND THE FEAR; OF MISSING OUT ON CONTRACTS THAT ARE SMART.; AGAINST THE ODDS, FOR LOVE OF POETRY,; I HOLD OUT HOPE THAT THERE’S A PLACE FOR ME.;; KALEN IWAMOTOKalen Iwamoto