If only we

Were like machines

Coded in black and white

We would be

Safe in our routines

And sleep far better at night

---

Outbid

Don’t
give
up,

The
email
reads,

You can
still get
what you
want.

Only an
automated
response,

I
believe,

Could
be so
nonchalant

(Originally Posted 02.11.2019)