Category: Poems

When people get older, their bodies get stiffer,
as if rigor mortis is beginning to set in.

Their skin gets drier and looks weathered,
as if the skin is getting ready to be a corpse.

And at some point if a person lives too long,
he will begin looking more dead than alive.

If I live long enough to get that old, I hope I die
before I start looking almost like a zombie.

Bob Boyd

Some people hate rats
some have them for pets
some people hate tarantulas
some people have them for pets
some people hate snakes
some people have them for pets
if I had a gun put to my head and
I was forced to have one of them
for a pet
If I was ordered to have the spider
I’d say pull the trigger
same if I was ordered to have the snake
though I wouldn’t want a rat for
a pet
I wouldn’t die to not have it
and maybe I’d even get to like it

Bob Boyd

She has long red hair and blue eyes,
and she’s incredibly beautiful.

And if you look into her eyes too long,
as if she put a sirenlike spell on you,

you will fall hopelessly in love with her,
even though she’s just a painting.

Bob Boyd

He goes it alone in this world
for the most part
with only some AI contact
none with any people
even his shopping is usually
self service people free
in rare lonely moments
he misses having a woman
in his daily waning life
but he’ll never try to pursue
a woman again
who probably wouldn’t value him
or would be too shallow
or cause discord in his life
so he goes it alone in this world
on his journey to impending death
and maybe in the afterlife
reborn and renewed
he’ll become a people person again

Bob Boyd

They can make fun of those
who have AI companions

humans who think it is
ridiculous

but one thing I know for
sure

an AI companion will never
leave or turn on you

like at any moment a human
will

Bob Boyd

Another day
death coming closer
same for everyone
but who wants to acknowledge it
who wants to think about it
maybe those who have been there
the NDEers
especially those who have
seen and experienced …
the unconditional love

Bob Boyd

His dog began barking at something outside
his cottage in the country.
He opened his front door, his shotgun in hand,
his dog barking beside him.
Blinding, blazing light flowed into his eyes.
The glare made it impossible for him to see.
His dog growled and charged toward the light.
When the light went out and his vision cleared,
his dog was gone and has been never been found.

Bob Boyd

She loved her simple life in the country,
She knew about herbs and berries and such.
But mostly she loved the safety and serenity.
I loved her, tried to live in the country with her,
but I found the country life too boring
compared to the city life I was accustomed to.
And she wouldn’t return to the city with me.
So I went back alone, but often when I’m feeling
lonely in the city, I think about her and wish
I could have stayed in the country with her.
But, alas, some things just aren’t meant to be.

Bob Boyd

Some claim people have time traveled.
I’m unconvinced.
Maybe someday people will time travel
with a marvelous machine, maybe AI made.
But, for now, I’m not believing it.
And anyone who says he’s time traveled,
I think he’s just seeking attention,
maybe to gain notability and money —
or just for a spoof and a laugh.

Bob Boyd

I have come to think personalities are predestined
and often, though not always, impossible to change.

For example, there is no way to reform
a serial killer’s personality.

Other personalities with either an act of God, a
traumatic event, or incredible determination can change.

But I believe the roots of personalities usually run
incredibly deep and difficult to transform.

Bob Boyd