The Architecture of Charlatanism

Why does charlatanism always win
before the game even begins?
As if the message is clear:
If you can twist it
and get away with it,
then it’s allowed.

And now,
we live in a universe
built on those twists and curves,
stacking surplus value
into every surface,
every glittering shell.

A universe
that has forgotten
the simplicity,
the clarity,
that once connected
all things,
in transparency.