by Nick Gisburne
They burrow through the circuits of her skin
A pestilence of luminescent light
Excited by the energy within
They swarm to feed with frenzied appetite
Mutating as they mercilessly spread
Towards the rich electrics of her core
They paralyse and poison her with dread
Infecting every system they explore
Her violated shell becomes a threat
Compelled to serve this nauseating blight
Although she is no slave to it, not yet
She has no faith, no future in this fight
She jettisons her body from the hive
A death to keep the colony alive
