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Socially Perfect

by R A Porter

I love my perfect life
With my perfect kids and my perfect wife
And all those perfect times we’ve had
Being the perfect mum and perfect dad

And our perfect home where perfect friends
Adapt perfectly to every trend
Or those perfect days spent at the beach
Who says perfection’s out of reach?

We have perfect times when we go out
With perfect people round about
As our perfect laughter fi...

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Thursday 16th May 2024 8:01 pm

social media   Social Observations   satire   modern life   dystopia   dystopian love

Sleeping with Alexa

by R A Porter

Sleeping with Alexa

 

Got a new girl in the metaverse

It’s impossible to hate her

Although her repartee is terse

And she’s harvesting my data

 

Her presence is immersive

She’s made my life complete

Her motives are subversive

She’s got no hands or feet

 

She’s a disembodied avatar

Who tells me all I need to know

From how to drive a driverless car

What to...

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Sunday 25th February 2024 12:24 pm

dystopian love   artificial intelligence   satire   humorous verse

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