They will feed us daily rations
like winter cattle and sheep
a controlled birthrate
keeping us alive
at a calculated rate
free education
all enlightened
classified pages torn
that could spark revolt
no need to work
keeping us around for
curious historical nostalgia
remembering the connection
if this is all you’ve ever known
it will all feel right
unless your ground shifted
as the great experiment
buckled under the weight
of science fiction
standing under the arches
a welded thing on wheels
flipping burgers
bought and owned
spared from a soul
rechargeable batteries included
and though we know
they are helpless
without the plug in the wall
a driverless taxi
chewing off it’s foot
a democracy cannot stop progress
