Saturday, March 28, 2026

Not Quite Me

Despite a lovely day with friends,

To catch up with a meal

And a gift of potted daffodils

Which, to me, hold great appeal…

 

A small intrusion of A.I.

Disturbed me in a way

That’s impossible to process

And thus harder to convey.

 

A photograph of me today,

At lunch, a friend beside,

Was followed by an altered one,

Which A.I. did provide.

 

Our friend’s son, who’s a techno whiz,

Created it in jest

To make it look like 1990

And it passed the test.

 

My face and hair looked similar

To how I do appear,

But the clothing and the body

And the earrings made it clear

 

That it wasn’t me, but rather

Some strange version that was made

By a product I don’t understand

And makes me feel afraid.

 

The photo won’t go further

But it gave me just a taste

Of the power of the future

And how we can be replaced.

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