I, Robot

By Malcholm Dark

Forged of titanium and micro-processors, entirely synthesized
An autonomous wonder-man, highly intelligent and organized.
I see clearly at all times even within the shadow of night
I can be a being of astonishment, with an endless light.
To be this house of metal, containing no moral insights
Enables a rise in my programming to more potent heights.
I can lay entire countries flat and rip holes in the sky above
And shall fear no evil, perceive no pain nor fall prey to love.
I can be everything mortal man has forever aspired to be
A prodigal son, a Frankenstein, a consummate of immortality.
A creation beyond enlightenment, I'm so taught
Low and behold, untainted perfection...
I, ROBOT!


But, there is a part of me which I am tied to
And cannot be undone although I have tried to
Just one thing this man of metal can never do
is shed a tear and cry like you.


If only there were a god for me, the spiritual tool
To be given biological insights, the emotional fuel
And should this longing thought of change come true
Then, the first thing I would surely do
is remove my metal face and cry like you.



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Copyright 2010 Malcholm Dark
Published on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.     Filed under: "Fiction" and "Poetry"
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  • Alchemist On Saturday, July 30, 2011, Alchemist (688)By person wrote:

    This reminds me of the movie ghost in the shell. If you haven't seen it check it out.

  • A former member wrote: the idea of this dilemma will continue to interest mankind... people wanting to keep their humanity but also wanting to act without emotion that is so often perceived to be inconvenient, unstable... those with the ability to cry abuse it and cast it off as illogical, a weakness... when there really should be no shame in being human.

  • Rowan On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Rowan (202)By person wrote:

    I really like this. It had a very nice flow. Very nice write.

  • Dilated View On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Dilated View (583)By person wrote:

    Especially enjoyed the structure of the second stanza. I could read this as a metaphor for the individual in general, machine or human really. Any meaning seeking creature. Interesting piece.

  • Malcholm Dark On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Malcholm Dark (810)By person wrote:

    Thanks.. Yes, if a machine understood what is was like to be human would that make it so? Or would it want it all the more?... The pinocchio syndrome I guess.

  • lupus tenebrae On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, lupus tenebrae (872)By person wrote:

    Very nice write, I guess even machines want to experience the wonders of emotion, even though people wish they couldn't, that's what I got from this anyway, and you weren't kidding about being in the science fiction mode lol, they are good though. Scholar

  • Malcholm Dark On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Malcholm Dark (810)By person wrote:

    Yep, I was... That was the last robo-piece... It is so weird, I get these Ideas and visions and can't shake them until I write them down... No more pizza before I go to bed...lol.

  • Meadowhawk On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Meadowhawk (163)By person wrote:

    Neat piece. Great insights. Creative idea, well written.

  • Malcholm Dark On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Malcholm Dark (810)By person wrote:

    thanks, i always like your replies...

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