John Lawless Poet Free verse

Arguing With Inanimate Objects

Arguing with inanimate objects
Can be very distressing
To them
My Roomba drove itself down the stairs
The Keurig switched to decaf

Alexa told me where to go
Siri filed for a restraining order
My iphone deleted the “find my phone” app
My robot pet brought poop into the house
When I hit the “autopark” button
My car parks itself around the corner from the house
My security cameras only watch what I’m doing
My drone took off with a raven

I googled “How to get rich”
It told me to sell my organs

I checked my heart rate on my apple watch
It said “faster – you’re still breathing”

While hiking my phone beeped
The message read…
You are entering a dead zone…STAY THERE.

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Jeanette Swan February 11, 2024 at 4:05 PM And another laugh - until they actually do these things. I have some suspicions they might one day. Fun to read. J :)

Hilda Greenhough February 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM You nailed today's technology. I try to keep it at a minimum for the reasons your poem told. My attention is riveted on these .modern changes.

Nancy Kaufman February 10, 2024 at 7:09 AM LOL John. Thank you for the much needed laugh. Enjoyed.

Ink Empress February 10, 2024 at 4:43 AM Reality today hah. Made me smile! Im not very tech savvy! But i agree this is what i hear from friends and family nowadays. I especially loved the lines “ I googled “How to get rich” It told me to sell my organs” good one! You always leave your readers smiling and in awe of your creative way with writing! Pleasure reading this

Lin Lane February 10, 2024 at 1:33 AM Put them in a room together and video which one outsmarts the others. Drone and the raven. Lol