"Robots vs Romantics"

[Atti]

Robots vs Romantics


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Thou hath wallowed in the impotence
oh godless matrimony; thou art false!
Am I so naive to moderation, this devilship
is what I am to become? Never is thy!
To what ignorance doth thou suffer?
for the bounty of thy babes beauty is
that of a life as true as nature's own bussom.

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I pity thee to which hath borne such
a reality so obsolite, thy creation hath
suffered the absense of Eve.

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To which credit may thee uphold?
To the meer fingers black smiths doth hold?
The existance to which hath cast forthe
such souless imps, shall soon reap the flames
to whom hath tempered their very being!

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Blasphemy! Thou art but merely evil incarnation!
To the necks of thee, thy tether doth hold
the queery of a swift exchange with the black messanger!
Thy heart hath blackened in unchristian contempt,
thy own sheeth shall have it's way amongst thee.

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Thy heart is of love!
Thy heart is of the being to whome I have
rest assurely, and been guided by into the
strength of God's will, and thy wife's soul!

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Thy heart ... hath willed thee to live, to love.

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How doth thou compare thee fool,
when to his own creation the bare fingers
of mortality hath bound thee to life?!
The fool is but apon thy eyes!

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[Atti]

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Maybe dropping some feed on other peoples poems might entice them to feed on yours in return? And if you already tried it, you never tried it with the right people

Alright, let me have a go. It's extremely page based poetry, i can't imagine reading this aloud, which makes a poem alot harder for me to understand. I'm more into spoken poetry, but i'm also the only guy brave enough to have a go at this poem .

I liked your idea of Robots vs Romantics, although i think the concept could have been thought of a little more. The idea of code, CSS and HTML does not imply robotics to me, although i do understand it under that title when i am hit with the romantic stanzas.

If i were to a metaphorical approach to this, in order to understand it better, i think i would be more inclined to base it on conformity/rules vs freedom/will. My reason being that 'Robots' are based around rules, objects and equasions, and therefore 'Romantics' are based on the alternative: will, instinct, and feeling.

You seem to have a knowledge of code, judging by where you placed your lines spoken (by the robots?). The use of coded language instantly gives a constricting sense of rules, lines, equasions and barriers, and the placement of your words indicates anomalies - where i could prehaps believe that the 'robot' is at a contrast with possible emotions, or something that it would not usually come across.

This further shows me that the discussion, or disagreement between the two speakers (robot and lover) is over the topic of emotion.

"thy creation hath
suffered the absense of Eve.

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Here, the romatic implies that the creation of the robot was flawed by their lack for need of a woman, or mate. The robot replies in coded form by showing a programmed ignorance to emotion and varied outcome of feelings. The robot firmly understands that to have a heart is to have a direct weakness, which is touched on throughout the entire poem.

One line that i would love to believe in is the last line of the first stanza;

"tomarrow is eff-i-cient; to-day on-ly bleeds"

This line is very powerful, and denotes the entirety of the poem. The robot believes and states that we are turning into a digital world, and prior to this, we are unefficient due to our ability to feel emotion and pain.

At the end, the robot mentions a key fact in our civilisation today. Provoked by the romantic who states AI could not exist without the creation of organics and our hearts, the robot replies non-acceptantly:

"Today met-al is all"

Showing a clear understanding of the Robots surroundings, just not the feelings that surround it.

Over all, the poem signifies a common battle between love, and no love. Between one, and another. Opposing sides which have no apparent advantage over the other, because both are locked in a circle of dependancy - particularly highlighted by the robots last stanza. It's a very complicated piece, but once you get into it and see the patterns of effect, it's a very empowering and thought provoking read.

Nice work Atti, would like some feed back on the poem i'm putting up shortly if you have the time.

[Atti]

nearly dead on ... you only missed the religious significance and the Robots (early english christrianity) act of dominance over the beliefs of the romantics (early colonial puritans). and the term "Romantic" wasnt intended so much in the sense of todays romantasism - but rather reffers to the romantic era of writing with authors like Hawthorn and Poe who based their writing in fantasy that useses emotive technique to portray a message of religious empowerment.

and ill feed that piece now.