how about a pooch that
fetches unfailingly every time
spins rolls over jumps on command
doesn’t eat get sick or die
with enhanced senses self-cleaning
a programmable personality
doesn’t need a leash
except maybe on the moon
most likely an upgrade
they’re most certainly coming
though I wonder how they’ll mimic
a real dog’s eyes that hide
the depth of a mountain lake
which beckons us to their shores
where we always seem
to slip in and drown
you never have to stay airborne very long or fly very high low on gas? instrument malfunction? landing gear issues? you can usually glide in for a safe if not bumpy landing the danger of longer more a
Katheryn’s grandfather clock her once proud companion now sounds to me like a broken ballad for her shrinking world striking every hour on the hour a church’s procession song in long vibrating tones
vaccinated boosted well- distanced responsibly masked so it wasn’t my fault the physician’s assistant had the snivels that day he scoped my nose and ears felt the throat and proclaimed me healthy