R. U. R., or THE AUTOMATIC WRITING

So I forgot how to tell small from big and big from small
And why so many end up broken while the world is whole
And my role in this brawl, simultaneity of it all,
Never fitting like a square peg into a round hole –
This last one was predictable, so didn’t meet the goal,
What else can you expect if all night you sit and scroll,

You, the night owl, it is time to change the vowel,
No time for a headache, use a vinegar towel,
Down with the Ivory tower, it’s time to clean the rubble,
Don’t lose yourself in the babble of the Babel tower –
You passed through the gate but they blew your cover,
Laid the blame on you for they saw you have the power.

They’re shaking your ladder, crying ever louder,
You shoulder the load, your forehead clouded,
And you send the wind, and you send the rain
On the praying, begging everyone to use their brain,
But they are in pain, you see, they are in pain,
Cannot keep up with the tune you’re currently playin’

They overlooked Ukraine, they enabled the bully,
Missed the point like they missed that first flying bullet,
Didn’t pay attention, didn’t “blow out of proportion,”
The war was all out but they proceeded with caution,
And went on hoping all will go back to normal…
Re-read Karel Čapek when you’re done with Orwell.

7.1.2025

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