Poem : When Robots Take Over

When robots began to be built
By doctors with degrees
You’d not hide underneath a quilt
And quiver at the knees

Originally they were made
To make our lives stress-free
But now we cower, we’re afraid,
For our lives we do plea

The robots helped us operate
On those both sick and dying
The inventors said mechs were great
But they must have been lying

The robots that were once so good
Have quickly turned to sin
They mince their victims up like food
(Once they’ve removed the skin)

The mince is made into a meal
Which we in turn consume
It tastes a little bit like veal
And spells out mankind’s doom

The robots round us up in camps
Where we are forced to toil
Our necks tattooed with burning stamps
The scars blister and boil

The robots just won’t let us be
From richest man to beggar
It feels like we’re in a movie
With Arnold Schwarzenegger!

But one day humans overcome
And wipe out all the mechs
The androids quickly do succumb
Now they’re just tin objects

There is no more technology
We work with stone and flint
Bots sink into mythology
Their plans are out of print

Without tech we should be okay
Mankind will always thrive
Tomorrow is another day -
That’s when the bugs arrive…

Originally Posted 2/5/2015

Result - Joint 1st Place