Scott Thirtyseven Poet Sonnet

In Support of Google's Self Drive Car

I know that I have called this a sonnet, and I recognise that it falls short of such an esteemed form, but it is my first attempt, please forgive me.

in SUPPORT of GOOGLE'S SELF DRIVE CAR

a black tarmac warrior 
a technology killing humanity worrier 
plotting a course at one hundred kilometres an hour 
his fatigued mind begins to wander 

they want to take away his freedom 
to replace his skills and wisdom 
superseding his brain with one of silicon 
technology supplanting humanity beyond his reason 

Isaac and I Robot showed the way 
when with technology protecting humanity we will rue the day 
while his mind remains resolute, his car begins to sway 
because humanity in control is the only way 

then in his old age, his is the first generation 
with no licence, but independent automated motion

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Richard Lamoureux February 20, 2017 at 8:11 AM I do think the older driver will embrace this technology because with it they will maintain their independence and the rest of us will be safer in the process.

Skat A November 14, 2015 at 9:15 AM Scott :) Congratulations on having your poem featured on the soups, Home Page. ~SKAT LOVE~

Joe Maverick June 28, 2015 at 11:50 PM True comment on the way of people here Scott, I am satisfied In understanding that people are only happy when chasing satisfaction, as when they get the object they desire, they seem to find something else to want..' even if its what they traded in for what they 'will have' best to you..'

Lindsay Laurie May 1, 2015 at 7:13 PM G'day Scott... as we distance ourselves from nature are we providing avenues to make us irrelevant and possibly extinct - thanks Scott for your insightful views - Lindsay

Arlene Smith February 25, 2015 at 5:03 PM Agree with your very insightful message 100% my friend!! 7 for you.. Hugs.. Arlene

Robert Lindley January 14, 2015 at 10:06 AM I love to write sonnets. This to me would be a modern sonnet. I like it and like the message and the flow of it. Content sometimes is greater than sticking rigidly to form my friend. A7....

Demetrios Trifiatis January 5, 2015 at 5:01 AM Ringing the bell! Technology in the final analysis might become the graveyard of humanity rather his salvation! A profound poem with a plethora of interpretations! Excellently done, dear Scott!

David Williams January 5, 2015 at 2:51 AM Scott I like this for what it is and the fact I am driving instructor, the visions you portray are not that far away in reality...Happy New Year....David

Andrea Dietrich January 3, 2015 at 7:14 PM Good them, Scott. I would call this a modern sonnet. The modern ones do not care so much about syllable count or rhyme. that is funny you asked if my last post of a sonnet were a lesson. No, not any more than my other 400 sonnets are. hahaha.

Harry Horsman January 3, 2015 at 9:46 AM Brilliant theme, continuous improvement are a pain in the automobile...in this poem Scott you hit the nail on the head regards the so called modern world.....Happy New Year to you....