i am not a robot
i click the box to pay a bill
i click the box to make one
slide and press to show i’m here
a human with its skin on
i click so i can interact
click every single box
i click a rhythm up and down
like i’m from camazotz
the hand of time spins round the clock
distracting in her ticking
the finger moves and having clicked
moves on and keeps on clicking
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I love the repetition of click!
Wow, actions meant to prove our humanity ironically make us feel more mechanical.
I love the tone of this piece: it’s a funnysad but also twisted lullaby or ballad or posthumanist fairy tale.
Ditto
Wonderful use of (mostly iambic) meter here for comic effect. Jaunty!