Drones, Clones and Robot Bones

There goes another sinking Sun,

and I’m struck dumb with a yearning

for a more emotionless time:

 

Man?  Well, he ran all out of World.

Just sound asleep in the jagged soil.

As the robots toil in the fields,

under a pre-programmed drone Sun.

One that deletes each day with zeal.

 

A world where no one can recall

the forced “retirement” of the

previous humanoid beacon.

This battery-powered Helios

is the purest of all time-clocks.

 

(But man will be re-planted)

 

Clicks, whirs, beeping

If the light is blinking,

then the machine is thinking.

If the thing is wheezing,

then it’s probably printing:

“The Process”

 

The robots began to wonder.

So in order to meet their maker

they decided to build their own Creator.

 

Fashioned from flesh, blood and bone;

DNA blueprints re-stiched and re-sewn.

But  all the Logic chips fell out!

And Programmed Man set out on his own.

Warning: prone to overheating

 

Sun-worship?  A once-blinding fad

Robot bones disintegrate

Wayward Man thought: “Wait!”

 

He became the Master Faker,

but forgot his pre-sentient past.

Now he wanted to meet the First Cause

(just cos)

 

(Alzheimer old timers playing designers)

 

The A.I. wires soon all conspired,

sired by Man- the world-weary searchers.

Circuitry born again, near divinity

Robot God has his own “Enter” key

Warning: store in a cold place

 

Our Manual is forgotten

Eras = errors, time after time

Chronos, the constant observer,

simply covers his eyes and sighs.

Reviews

[Ruth]

Phewwww! Now that is awesome lol Modern man has become something unrecognisable to life! DNA manipulation - interesting! Well, we are all headed for a microchip, barcode, all becoming a statistic! Man! More than ever do we need to stand together!
Enzo...I do believe this is excellent my friend! xx

[Poetic Beauty]

this has all the makings for a sci fi movie but there is some truth we need to think about it. One day we will have so much technology that we may not have jobs. This is done in a creative and profound way.

[Disillusioned]

breathtaking, in subject and form.

[Dilan Gray]

This was so cool, I really liked it. Great job!

[KAREN]

Nice read and write! Great flow and imagery!

[SpitfireGrrrl]

Love it! I like that the rhythm is a little off - it makes you read it to yourself as it should be (imho). My favorite is this:
"Clicks, whirs, beeping
If the light is blinking,
then the machine is thinking.
If the thing is wheezing,
then it’s probably printing:
“The Process”"
I think it says a lot about this time - and these generations, and what will be forgotten, and what will stay. If anything will stay. Great write!

[Linear]

Your muse is working overtime, is your muse a God, a self built robotic one? throughly enjoyed

[roarke]

Good stuff. Lots of thought, analogue thought... I like the last two lines:
"Chronos, the constant observer, simply covers his eyes and sighs."

fitting summation. We will all very soon have to deal with this actuality. It might very well be that the robots turn out to be we.

[Aimee Mahathy]

This is great! :D I just finished reading Brave New World, and this reminded me of it alot.
Scary stuff, robots! D:
Good one!

[shedevil]

this was bloody f*****g (#%%$#@) (#%&^%&&) fantastic. i loved every minute of it. every line, phrase made me want to read more. the imagery was right on point and the last line was as it should be, a snap back to reality much like a dream you regret waking up from.