Hundreds and hundreds years from now
Two kids will stumble upon a toy
While running around in their backyard
While jumping, delighting in joy
They will take it to their parents
Their mother will shriek with fear
Their father will throw a stern look
Examining the wear and tear
He’ll say, “There has to be more
Of this from where it came.”
“But what could it be?” she’ll ask
“I don’t quite know its name.”
They will start digging the yard
Call upon their neighbours and friends
The whole city will then witness
Similar sightings and trends
They will all keep on digging
Find lots of parts and pieces
Assemble them in fine fashion
To form several masterpieces
But these machines will turn against them
Before they have time to understand
Why these bots were broken and buried
By their fathers beneath the land
Masterpieces
Good one Frank! I enjoyed it.
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Thank you, Mark.
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Ugh! Oooh. So good. ❤️
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Keith Laumer wrote The Bolo Tank series, which were AI tanks which patrolled and defended/attacked invaders. There’s a story of one, it sat as a relic in the town square, corrupted with age and ignored the towns folk thought it a quaint wartime monument. Generations came and went.
Until one day, an alien race descended from the sky set on destruction and the tank woke up.
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This one made me smile, and it’s hard to do that these days thanks.
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Welcome.
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Interesting take, 🤨 good reason not to dig up what’s been buried. 😬
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This is a superb poem.
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Thank you.
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Nice take. So good!❤️
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Ha. I thought it was going to be a cell phone. You got me. Very nicely written. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
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Reverse Babylon
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A very interesting thought!
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There are many technologies, when refined, like sharpening a blade, or extracting an active ingredient, become more dangerous. This was a good reminder.
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Fine apocalypse it will be
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Very unique idea expressed in an amazing way!
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