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WetdryvacShort Life
March 8, 2026
my therapist-in-a-box tells me
life is a laundry list, wash something
my laundry, in neat stacks, clean
lines shelves where other folks
perhaps less organized
would have a dresser
I didn’t ask for a therapist-in-a-box
it arrived in the mail from an acquaintance
henceforth referred to as that idiot
with a note that said –
it helped me so much –
my
this name is too long
let’s go with short-life
for, y’know, reasons
interrupts my meditation
to inform me that meditation
is a healthy and functional activity
life is a laundry list
let’s check that off
it has interrupted me
seventeen times since I plugged it in
no power switch, no off
decal smile and happy tones
self-inserting
life is a laundry list
let’s check something off
unplugged, I can hear it
voiceless, banging away in the dryer
and I have to admit
the therapy is working
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#ChallengePoem #poem #poetry #writing #AnitAI
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Challenge: AI "Therapy"
The quotes were in the challenge request.
March 8, 2026
my therapist-in-a-box tells me
life is a laundry list, wash something
my laundry, in neat stacks, clean
lines shelves where other folks
perhaps less organized
would have a dresser
I didn’t ask for a therapist-in-a-box
it arrived in the mail from an acquaintance
henceforth referred to as that idiot
with a note that said –
it helped me so much –
my
this name is too long
let’s go with short-life
for, y’know, reasons
interrupts my meditation
to inform me that meditation
is a healthy and functional activity
life is a laundry list
let’s check that off
it has interrupted me
seventeen times since I plugged it in
no power switch, no off
decal smile and happy tones
self-inserting
life is a laundry list
let’s check something off
unplugged, I can hear it
voiceless, banging away in the dryer
and I have to admit
the therapy is working
* * *
#ChallengePoem #poem #poetry #writing #AnitAI
* * *
Challenge: AI "Therapy"
The quotes were in the challenge request.