that damn vacuum
a little robotic circle
complete
naturally autotronic
from corner to corner
of every expanse
without a single push
or encouragement
taking in the world
while desiring nothing
from it
just born this way
I have spent my life
crying from the crib
straining to muffle my
screams with a lotus
position
and this robot is more
enlightened than me
still
so, today
I’ll have a hammer
and none of that
you damn completion
in your circle
no more.
Joy Donnell, USA
The Social Poet 