ms piggy is a project in febo’s augmentation series where he develops a new artifact inspired by a preexisting poem

what does it mean that i knew exactly what to say? exactly how to turn that part of me on. there was no digging deep. no watching videos for inspiration. just method acting at its most disturbing. am i a wolf in sheep's clothing? am i a herder that knows the tactics of wolves? am i a sheep with fangs in an industrial farm? have i been cattle prodded in the direction of animal? to record this audio and feel like i'm reciting a bedtime story that i forgot i had memorized? i wonder if i held off on this step because i knew there was no solid ground. what does it mean to do a good job and hate the experience that allowed me to succeed? what is success when i prefer the version of me before i completed this project?

and yet.

what a blessing it is to call on the past version of me for a cameo and have him go right back. i dont hate who i was, just the things i did. who i was and who i am now, both need compassion, from me. need to be told to do better, from me. need to shut up, listen, and believe the women in my life. there is a difference, between putting on a mask to instill a heightened emotion, and just being ugly. i shake off this experience and a hurricane forms in my mouth. i spit it out towards the sky. no one else will be affected by this storm.

— febo