Bot Trip Treet

I 
don’t want
to call you
my grandmother.
You appear human,
You are just a machine,
programmed to act like nana.
Electric flows through you, not blood.
Brother and sister love you.  I don’t.

Based on the short story “I Sing the Body Electric” by Ray Bradbury

Robert Pettit
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Susan Avatar
April 12, 2011 at 7:29 AM
Powerful poem! Congrats on your win!
Mannan Avatar
April 12, 2011 at 6:27 AM
Many warmest congrats Robert for this superb write.
Brown Avatar
April 12, 2011 at 5:46 AM
Congratulations on your win Robert in Nikko's "Anagram" contest. Love, Carol
Kendrick Avatar
April 11, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Interesting..Congratulations on your win..Sara
Dietrich Avatar
April 11, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Oh, I could see right away you were basing it on that cool Bradbury story!! Congratulations.
Sweetheart Avatar
April 11, 2011 at 2:06 PM
Congrats Robert on your big win in Nikko's great contest with this excelelnt entry so special my friend.. enjoy another chart topping win with luv...
K. Avatar
April 11, 2011 at 11:54 AM
This was such a unique anagram and how cool that you wrote about robots :) Enjoyed this one, Robert -- super congrats on your win :)
Mehta Avatar
April 11, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Congratulations on the sixth place win in the contest, Robert
Devonshire Avatar
March 11, 2011 at 8:43 AM
That's an amusing anagram of your name, Robert. If you had a grandmother who didn't show affection to you, I'm very sorry. Most of us seem to have been blessed with loving grandmothers. Also like the way you base your poems on works by well-known authors. Nice touch! Wishing you success in the contest. Love, Ids Nerve Oh
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