Monolith 202

A multimedia column reflecting the present culture through a futuristic lens written by Rashad Dobbins.

Ioana Friedman
The Daring
2 min readMar 26, 2021

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Rashad Dobbins, Monolith 202

In the wake of the 2020 election, poet and rapper Rashad Dobbins began developing a series of poems titled Monolith 202.

Rashad’s concept, in verse

In the future
Washington D.C. was torn
by a false flag
The nation’s capital was moved
and D.C. was turned into a weapon
The entire city became a military forge
experimenting with fringe tech and weapons
of geomancy and technomancy

Creative reflectionists from
DC, MD, AND VA
tell the stories from the past to
the present — future
of how Washington D.C.
transitioned to
MONOLITH 202

And a poem…

Rashad Dobbins, Last Kiss

Last Kiss

Yesterday
I saw people “kissing”
masks tight

W’in this Dystopic slide-show
Beauty remains

We love no matter what
The liquid Helix
Xchanged in kissing
feels and fills the temple
brain elation

However
mouth coalescing is diminishing

The plandemic traps breath
Organic union divides

If the present portrays a future
where the Radia-sphere and Dis-ease
spews imminent death
unmask
before we merge our inhales

Let me taste the last moment of love

Embrace fully in Monolith 202
We are Messiah In GlytcH

Read (or listen to Rashad read) more poetry from Monolith 202 on The Daring.

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Ioana Friedman
The Daring

Ioana Friedman is an Art Director. She offers a bespoke approach that delivers brand awareness, desirability, and growth.