Prove You’re Human
Pandas are black and _____
“white”
I type in the virtual box
Suddenly,
I am
CAPTCHA-ed
by Algorithmic God
I am human
I have proof
I can check boxes
filled with buses
I can retype those
lava lamp letters
I don’t phish
I just wish…
… I could type how I felt the night
the woman who would be my wife
picked me up at a Cincinnati hotel
prayed at Plum Street Temple
then shared a chardonney
at a Hyde Park bar
sitting as conjoined twins
on a couch in the lounge
she seamlessly molding
her body to mine in true
lava lamp letter fashion
That can’t fill the blank
Just answer the question
while thanking Algorithmic God
enthroned in the Cloud on high
that pandas are black and white
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I really love the way this weaves two thoughts together and pulse…..like a lava lamp and a panda fur and a yin,yang in motion. Sublime crafting. Bravo!
Yeah that “lava lamp letter fashion” is wonderful. This is such a great example of your work, Lee. Clever, smart, funny. I love the things you ponder.
“I am human
I have proof
I can check boxes
filled with buses
I can retype those
lava lamp letters
I don’t phish
I just wish… ”
Brilliant!
Love when the swerve happens, and the thoughts it provokes on what actually does prove one is human
Terrific poem!
I really love this one, Lee! Beautifully written.