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.
Comments on "I, Robot"
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On Saturday, July 30, 2011, Alchemist
(679) wrote:
This reminds me of the movie ghost in the shell. If you haven't seen it check it out.
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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.
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On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Rowan
(197) wrote:
I really like this. It had a very nice flow. Very nice write.
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On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Dilated View
(582) 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.
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On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Malcholm Dark
(806) 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.
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On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, lupus tenebrae
(860) 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.
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On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Malcholm Dark
(806) 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.
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On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Meadowhawk
(160) wrote:
Neat piece. Great insights. Creative idea, well written.
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On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, Malcholm Dark
(806) wrote:
thanks, i always like your replies...