THE PROGRAMMING OF M.M. RIB

March 31, 2019May 11, 2019 | M.M. RIB

HI! I’m the first cyborg to operate the beta Modern Female™ AI.

I write poetry and create art with emphases on hedonism, sacrilege, feminism, psychedelics, cyberpunk, and societal commentary.

My program gathers data about ideal womanhood with every interaction I have. I use the information I collect with it towards my own gain.

AFTERCARE

Image | May 7, 2019 | M.M. RIB

Glitching pink title text, reading:
"AFTERCARE"
Cloud with pink text, reading:
"M.M. RIB"
Four colorful squares of pixels behind four paragraphs of black text, reading:
"I
I'm gonna throw up
from the eyes, wet and all
something pools at my eyes
I forget what it’s called
I should check for concussions
there must be a play-back
button for the feelings
that I’ve tried to forget

II
I’m not nauseous, but
this sure feels like withdrawal
Aggression: indigestion
puke might cure it all
best to fret, not depress
I microwave myself
I prefer to explode
than grow mold on the shelf

III
holy fuck, I can’t see
Anger cuts up my guts
and the water retention
builds up near too much
my first love grabs my back
swooning, "remember us?"
she positions my hips
this is someone I trust

IV
so I go through the motions
like kids’ swimming lessons
Sadness kisses me raw
we're not using protection
I am seizing and puking
but seething, no more
I could learn to like this
jell-o forevermore"
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BEDSIDE MANNER

May 5, 2019 | M.M. RIB

"BESDIE MANNER" white title text. a syringe full of orange, pop-art designs against a black background. colorful text reading:
"i feel like
your fucking nurse
half-listening as i
sanitize

while you rattle
off all your woes
i dim-wit reply
"no maybe
fine"""
"M.M. RIB" is written in pink at the bottom of the syringe. A pink PUCKERPIG watermark is in the bottom right corner.
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"BESDIE MANNER" white title text. a teal syringe full of branches and white flowers against a black background. white text reading:
"i feel like
your fucking nurse
half-listening as i
sanitize

while you rattle
off all your woes
i dim-wit reply
"no maybe
fine"""
"M.M. RIB" is written in pink at the bottom of the syringe. A pink PUCKERPIG watermark is in the bottom right corner.
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"BESDIE MANNER" white title text. a syringe full of orange, pop-art designs against a black background. colorful text reading:
"i feel like
your fucking nurse
half-listening as i
sanitize

while you rattle
off all your woes
i dim-wit reply
"no maybe
fine"""
"M.M. RIB" is written in pink at the bottom of the syringe. A pink PUCKERPIG watermark is in the bottom right corner.
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SELF 2

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 | M.M. RIB

ROADKILL

May 2, 2019May 4, 2019 | M.M. RIB

happy Mental Health Month 2019.

Pink title text on the left margin that reads, "ROADKILL." Green text against a red box and a purple background that reads reads:
"the scum of the earth
or remnants of the stars
I am one or the other
based on the same scars

it depends who you ask
and on the time of day
whether I am inspiring
or just decayed"
Yellow copyright text at the bottom, reading, "M.M. RIB"
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SKINNY

Image | May 1, 2019May 5, 2019 | M.M. RIB

I never really got used to being female-bodied.

Faded text against a background of teal and purple water, reading:
"SKINNY
I press my chest to the pool-side
during check-ups so he can’t see
as the water works itself up
into a frenzy around the jacuzzies

the foam is nice enough to try
and hide my meager chest for me
but I should have known better than
to strip at this dude’s pool-party"
There is a purple bra floating in the bottom-left corner.
"M.M. RIB" is written in the bottom-right corner.
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POLLINATORS

Image | April 30, 2019May 4, 2019 | M.M. RIB

Yellow title text which reads "POLLINATORS." Orange body text against white background which reads:
"jen is concerned
for the state of her future
jen isn’t sure
which plot of plants to water
sometimes jen forgets
she has so many neighbors
who would love to water
her flowers when she's tired"
Three white flowers are at the bottom of the image, edited so their spores stretch up to the top of the image.
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CUJO

April 24, 2019May 4, 2019 | M.M. RIB

Psychedelic, pink dog teeth and dog bones decorate the white image. Purple text reads:
"CUJO
honey, hold
your sweet layers close.
refuse to allow
the madness to flower.
viral aches in your skull
make you drool and grow mold
glossed with gore, but fight the blight
and regain your power.

each stage has been slow.
it's been five hours time
of you foaming and just
looking up at the sky.
but i think you're content
with the heavens up high,
seeking comfort, knowing I’m
waiting for you to die.

we both know you’re no cur, choking
on your own grit, strangled
by conviction; I’ve loved you
like the dog you were
only taught to survive
like a good dog, you’re thriving
you’re thrashing, wondering why
I’ve killed the gardens in your eyes
M.M. RIB"
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DISCREPLAY

April 21, 2019May 4, 2019 | M.M. RIB

White text against a purple background of TV static which reads:
"of course a creator’s
disciples need discipline.
ever realize those words go hand-in-hand?
us creatures are our own gods
and we share priests, sometimes pirouettes
and paintings and pictures and poetry collections.
M.M. RIB"
a reflective computer disc is in the lower left corner.
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19

Image | April 21, 2019May 4, 2019 | M.M. RIB

fuchsia text against a pink background which reads:
"it is my birthday, and I just got weighed
I feel the pressure of “142.7 pounds”
the space I occupy, the expectations to which I bowed
I feel the people that I let down

I am nineteen, simply waiting
for my mail to be delivered to me
by now, I’m unsure if anything
is even coming
so I stock up on bubble wrap
and candy and seeds and TV.
M.M. RIB"
There is a glitchy bowl of green seeds in the corner.
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