There are things the computers can’t do
Things that they will never do
Warm words aren’t formed by circuit boards
Understanding cannot be automated.
When the fear and frustration are too much
They ask for me.
They ask for us.
We answer and we listen and we hear the things that aren’t said
I'm Angry
I’m Confused
I’m Misled
The conversation turns to details
Card numbers and security codes and last names
Health concerns and accident reports
The beats of the story.
I listen to their tragedies
Large and small
I apologize for that which isn’t my fault
I fix what I can
I console for what I can’t.
I’m the voice on the line
The hand behind the scenes
This is my work.
This is my voice.
I’m here to help.
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Frank Geier
Tennessee based scribe of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Come on, join us in the dark. There are such things to see.
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