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Pygmalion

Pygmalion

She stares back at us,
the automaton future,
her face a cold, metallic
and careless sheen,
blameless in cruelty,
blueprinted design,
the mirror to our dream,
tomorrow’s conscious intent.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 03.14.22
Eight Prompt: Illustration of the robot’s face from the film Metropolis.
Promptly Week 41 Prompt: Every day the "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT" challenge posts a new prompt! The prompts vary between words, phrases, or images; always interesting! This week, pick a daily prompt from that challenge and write your 8-line poem!