I am not an automaton,
I am not a robot,
I do not move by a baton
At if, then, and, nor but.
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An interesting and very good poem, Michael, written right on the heels of my having just watched the movie Bicentennial Man, starring Robin Williams and Sam Neill. This movie was based on a novel by Isaac Asimov, and was about a robot with feelings, who cried, and who ultimately became human. That's why I read your poem!
Nice poem. It does well to bring robots face to face with human beings. Howsoever complex, robots can't beat humans in terms of reasoning and inventive ways. I appreciate it, Michael.