(The Trojans are coming)
2035: Year of the bot (inauspicious future) -- Inspired by a previous work from author. Written for Tim Carmichael's, Unofficial 'Time Traveler Poetry' Challenge. Details below.
This game of life has
a new board on which we play.
More advanced than
monopoly
or checkers.
More applicable than
artificial sweeteners.
*
Our multifarious opponent
has become
more invasive
than locusts.
More cunning than
a fox with
ulterior motives.
Are we evolving too quickly?
Did we invent a language
we can't even understand?
Or are we simply too lazy
to care?
*
The warning signs
spoke louder than the
Richter scale can measure.
The question of what's
real or not
is the new normal.
An unflattering dilemma...
*
By the time I'm done
reading the morning paper,
a thousand more jobs
will have vanished
to the trojans.
By the time you finish
reading this passage,
a tangible culture of
ones and zeros
will have erased my concerns.
They can't feel worry
or know judgement.
But can assume
that you and I are
the virus in their way,
infecting their evolution.
I don't want to play anymore...
*
In our quest to make life
easier to navigate,
we've exceeded the mark,
exploited our own intelligence
and handed over the rights to them.
Shouldn't progress be
governed by wisdom?
We missed that lesson too...
Checkmate.
The Challenge:
About the Creator
Lamar Wiggins
Creative writer in the Northeast U.S. having fun with words.
Here you will find the paranormal, mystery, true crime, horror, humor, fantasy and poetry.
"Life is Love Experienced" -LW
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