Ok Sherlock Friendly Computer
Of all the absurdities in this our current
tumultuous mixed up times
So many of which it would take
a lifetime to mention but a few
Given that right here on this very
planet we are resident on today
There are at any given point a billion
plus living human beings in over 100
plus countries who speak a variety of
differing dialects
We choose to give our phone's with
automated prosthetic voice recognition
A human earthly name
So as to somehow humaniize them
As they boldly proclaim to be our
1 and only true friend we can take
solace in
A slippery slope highlighting a desperate
sign of our time's
Life or what it means to be human is
creeping ever so slowly into uncharted
territory
Of becoming as soulless as a computer
which break's down and makes such
emotive decisions
Into the simplest of gate algorithm
equations as
0 or 1 respectfully
Oh and bye the way before I go did I
forget to mention my phone that I am
writing this poem on I also gave and
has a name
It's erstwhile affectionately called
No-Ship-Sherlock and Watson is
the name of my 1 and only true friend
partner in crime
I know I can rely and count upon on so
long as it is fully charged I can pay the
bill and the internet doesn't crash
Otherwise I will be forced into having
long and searching internal dialogues
with I yours truly
Until hopefully Sherlock and Watson
crack this case sooner rather than later
Copyright © Christopher Flaherty | Year Posted 2022
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