The Few

I read a poem about a woman
walking in beauty.

I saw a woman
born in beauty.

Actually I’ve seen many women
walking and born in beauty.

Actually I wish all women
could walk and be born in beauty

Actually I wish everyone could
be beautiful in all ways
from birth to death.

To me, that would be fairer
than the current status quo
of the few that walk in beauty
and are born that way.

Bob Boyd

My Expiration

My world is spinning faster and faster.
My days and nights are getting shorter.
I’m getting older and older far too fast.
I’ve finally really seen my life won’t last
after years and years of repeated denials
and feeling like I’d live forever and ever.
But now I’ve acclimated to my expiration,
and I just don’t care about it anymore.

Bob Boyd

The Medicals

Hail to people who deal in blood and guts,
that mend and heal us and save our lives,
doctors, nurses, doctors assistants, and such.
It takes amazing people with strong stomachs
to serve humanity with this kind of work,
like angels on earth with a greater mission
than most people have in their occupations.
Hail to people who deal in blood and guts.
I don’t know how they do it, I could not.
These are special people par excellence.
God bless them all for what they do.

Bob Boyd

On the Advantages of a Robot Woman for a Wife

Programmed to be your perfect mate, everything in common
with you.

Possessing the sweetest, most melodious voice
you ever heard.

Unwavering love and affection for you.

Always up for lovemaking and more than good at it.

Spontaneous, serendipitous, fun and playful.

Synthetic skin that feels as real as human skin
but does not age.

Programmed to be an equal partner, not a mindless slave.

An intellect that will match or exceed yours,
depending on your preference.

Her mind a source of unlimited knowledge.

Always supportive and caring.

Faithful and trustworthy, will not steal from you, cheat on you,
or leave you for another man.

Compassionate, kind, and possessing an evenness of mind,
never any drama or unhinged behavior.

Never argumentative but will gently keep you on course
should you stray into the possibility of a bad or harmful action.

Defensively empowered to protect you or your home from any harm.

Will never get sick or die.

Bob Boyd