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Ode to a Wretched Robot
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35 pages20 minutes
Summary
Rhymes about robots, poems about private eyes, wordplay from witches, sonnets for sultans, and much more.
Publisher: Stanley Bruce CarterReleased: Nov 19, 2016ISBN: 1370423780Format: book
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Ode to a Wretched Robot - Stanley Bruce Carter
Ode To A Wretched Robot
(And Other Poems)
By Stanley Bruce Carter
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2016 By Stanley Bruce Carter
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ODE TO A WRETCHED ROBOT
"You meddling mechanical moron,
you’ve ruined everything,
the thingamabob is running amok,
can’t you hear the alarm bells ring?
You clinking, clanking cretin,
you demented digital dunce,
you never do what I tell you,
and I’ve warned you more than once.
You’re a slew of silly circuits,
you’re an electronic idiot too,
you’re a tin-plated twit who’s lost his wits
and I’ve had enough of you!"
The robot’s arms extended
like vacuum cleaner hose,
and if it had possessed one,
it would have thumbed its nose.
"You are the one who told me
to flip that yellow switch,
and I followed your instructions,
so you have no cause to bitch."
"Spare me your feeble excuses,
you blabbering, bumbling bot,
I never ever make a mistake,
but apparently you forgot.
Now bring me that screwdriver,
be a good little robot and fetch,
I need it to fix the thingamabob,
you bubble-headed wretch."
"Do not tell
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