the AI
lists redundant souls
no one speaks
while packing cardboard boxes
under unblinking lights
FYI: This could be read as a prequel to my haiku sequence below:
Disemployed?
laid off
the autumn gust changes
its direction
unemployed
all these shapes
of winter clouds
job hunting
I step on the spring sun
in a puddle
summer heat
the AI greeter makes out
my fake smile
(note: AI stands for Artificial Intelligence)
Haiku Canada Review, 12:2, October 2018
Added: Trump Empire, Inc.: CI
in dim light
midterm elections news
on mute—
we make love, alone together
in this Trump-noisy world
FYI: The Daily Beast, October 23, 2026: Trump’s Weird Rally Moment Gets Brutal X-Rated Roast
It’s like a burp, a hiccup, and a dry-heave all in one... Sounds like Melania on their wedding night...Trump’s been in so many MRI machines, he now sounds like one. -- Jimmy Fallon
And Irish Stars, October 29 2026: Trump's strange noises during speeches are 'neurological dysfunction,' psychologist claims
Forensic psychologist Dr. John Paul Garrison suggested that the strange noises Donald Trump has been making at his rallies could be a result of 'neurological dysfunction.'
Added: Trump Empire, Inc.: CII
droning nonstop
with the neighbor's tv
broadcasting
midterm elections news:
the new data center
FYI: NPR, September 21 2026: The data center backlash is reshaping American politics
With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties, splitting constituencies and forging unexpected alliances.
In city halls and county commission chambers, east to west and north to south, people are squaring off against their local representatives.
November 1 2026: Data centers are on everyone's minds going into Election Day
Added:
shop windows
reflecting the other side
of the street:
a silver-haired man
and his paper cup
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCCXXV: "nowhere, everywhere"
nowhere
village homes
everywhere
smoky fog
Added: Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCCXXVI: Gazan girl's scream
lost at last
among smoky rubble
a Gazan girl's scream
FYI: This could be read as a sequel to my tanka below:
Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words, CCCXX: "witnessing"
roaring attack drones
drown out midnight screams --
surrounded by fire
a Gazan girl in red
witnessing her mother ...
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