(Last week, I engaged in a little good-natured mockery of AI. This week?)
Just when you’re feeling cocky
And you have the whole thing licked
You click your heels together and
A hornet’s nest gets kicked
My life which was so beautiful
Has suddenly turned ugly
And all because of what I wrote
And read aloud so smugly
Yes, last week on the radio
I made fun of AI
Well, since that rhyme was broadcast
Things have gone a bit awry
My sprinkler system ran all night
And turned my lawn to fudge
I tried to start my Roomba
But the Roomba wouldn’t budge
Alexa talked from dusk to dawn
I come to you exhausted
And though I didn’t touch a thing
My Frigidaire defrosted
I turned for entertainment
To the AM in my car
Every button that I pushed
Was set to NPR
My iPhone’s now a paperweight
And that, friends, is a fact
To add to the indignity
My microwave got hacked
Now, why are these things happening
Where is the solution
Could it be coincidence
Or is it retribution
Before the virus spreads to
Both my cars and trash compactors
I , for one, and welcoming
Our Ai benefactors
