November 7, 2024Poem
Don’t ask me to
citymusictime
Don’t ask me to
Fill in a form
Online
Download an attachment
Speak to an automated voice
With no other choice
Wrangle an answer
From the speaking clock
Make a GP appointment
On a keypad
Or visit a dentist
Without an invitation
Order a pizza
Using a Q code
Prepare a meal
On an induction hob
Eat soup
From the cold pan,
I put it in.
Start a car without a key
A manual gearbox
An engine
Open the gate at the tube station
Hail an uber
Without an app.
Get water from a new-fangled tap
Without anything to turn
Or press
Use a public loo
On a timer
Listen to music
On a phone
Waiting for a real person
To read from a script
Prepared by AI
A real-time Oddessey
Welcome to the labyrinth
Speak when you hear the tone.
See you later operator
Not in a while infantile.