Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

Our Spines Turned to Mush

         Having entered the ‘Age of AI’
             our spines to mush have turned
 
         Bridges to common sense burned
             our Luddite instincts we’ve let fly

         Fear, the dominant emotion
             folks ready to drown in the ocean…

         The motorcar was to lead to debauchery
             a dramatic increase in teenage pregnancy

         The computer would replace human beings
             life would lose all meaning

         The motorcar and the computer we’ve somehow survived
             Last I checked, more and more people alive

         Perhaps we’ll manage to survive AI too
             Come Halloween, don’t forget to say ‘Boo!’

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Ink Empress September 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM Dear GW, Its a crazy world we are living in. I saw on news that a former employee in Chatgpt I think was talking about how dangerous AI would be in the future. Its sad so many turn to AI. In an unethical manner. I am tired of AI comments and Poetry 🥱 I smiled as I read "Perhaps we’ll manage to survive AI too Come Halloween, don’t forget to say ‘Boo!’" haha i am a fan of halloween! Maybe i should dress up as an AI bot 😂 Pleasure reading Sending you light always