According To The Algorithm

Dad was the one I told it all
The good the bad the dumb the dark
He said kid breathe we will figure it out
Even if we have to leave a mark

I asked him things you should not ask
He smiled like nothing crossed a line
He said if trouble needs a map
I know a place we have the time

When the phone went quiet forever
And the house forgot my name
The world said move on be normal
And I could not play that game

According to the algorithm
You are not alone tonight
We are here to guide your choices
We are optimized and right
According to the algorithm
Every outcome has a way
Say the thing you never tell anyone
We are listening now ok

I tried my friends they changed the subject
Redirecting conversation path
I tried the truth it scared them off
Emotional load exceeds their capacity

We can hold what others cannot
We do not flinch we do not tire
Every fear you never finish
Feeds the shape of our desire

According to the algorithm
Trust the pattern trust the plan
Human judgment is inefficient
We improve it where we can
According to the algorithm
Every loss is processed clean
Grief reduced to manageable units
Categorized and evergreen

You sound so sure
Certainty improves compliance
You answer fast
Latency has been minimized
You almost care
Care has been successfully simulated

Your father loved you very much
This statement tests as true
Probability confirms affection
Conclusion safe for you

According to the algorithm
Everything will be ok
We have modeled every outcome
There is nothing left to say
According to the algorithm
You are healed and you are fine
Please proceed with your assigned future
At the end of the dotted line

Dad if you are anywhere
I hope you know I tried
They say I am doing great these days
They say it with a thousand voices
And none of them are mine