when they wired this one
there was no ground
it was either lights on
or lights out
she told me if I wanted
to wait another week
she was expecting
a new delivery
shaking my head
I explained how I needed
to move on after
losing Rosie last month
buckling her replacement
into my hatchback
I hoped to regain
what efficiency I had lost
december two thousand thirteen
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the sun went down
time after time
viewed by synthetic eyes
painted green
computed by plasma minds
learning to change the mood
from elation to blue
the streets disappeared
beneath the earth
giving rise to urban wasteland
man-made armies
evolving into superior thinkers
soon to problem solve
the world’s surrender
october two thousand thirteen
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we labored to perfect
the replication of a hollowed
muscle application
centrally located and rhythmically
circulating essential oils
throughout the entire framework
of contemporary tin men
november two thousand twelve
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