Ladies and Gentlemen

Just some of my reflections on virtual reality and artificial intelligence.

Ladies and gentlemen, if you please

under the spotlight, you will see 

a most remarkable… facsimile 

so lifelike, so real

it is a wonder of industry!

fashioned strictly for your appeal

this muse a marvel of ministry

a ruse submitted for your reveal

to your virtual reality

for your notions, sign and seal

please don’t question its authenticity

as you behold these sights surreal

to your conclusions thoughts ideal

in your virtual reality

your avatar just looks so fine

who needs wrinkles and laugh lines

a spot of Botox by design 

a little touch up here and there

a nip a tuck a little more hair

some augmentation for some flair

in your virtual reality

it is not hard for me to see

how the complicity

of almost true… has come to be

but I prefer some actuality

a strange virtue… in my reality

call me freakish and obscene

but a virtual handshake’s not for me

I much enjoy the touch

of another’s hand to clutch

and the feel of a gentle breeze 

that tickles my skin and gives me ease 

to an air conditioned freeze

the taste of simulated cheese

simply, does not appease 

all those artificial flavors

don’t really do us, any favors 

if I gave my love some plastic flowers

my eyes would meet with such a glower

they are a bit caustic and smell sour 

for the sense of almost real 

will not elicit many feels 

the virtue of virtual of truth unreal

seems to me...

like quite a steal

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

Virtual truth, unreal is what appeals to you (and maybe others as well); this is almost reality, but there are still glitches.... I like your avatar, though as revealed he needs some workup....but he also like a squeeze of the hand and a hug, nothing more real than that!
spoof on AI...coming soon...
Warmly, B

[Robert Trakofler]

LOL I cant wait

[Betty Hermelee]

Eh! I'm so so!!!
Warmly, B

[Einstein Noodle]

hits home Mr. Bunny Man! hits home indeed .. kids are stuck in it ... thrive on it ... promote it and can't leave anywhere without it ... it's not for me sir ... i own a flip phone i only use when traveling more than 50 miles from home ... i really like your analogy of the plastic flowers ... so good my friend ... no ... you would not get away with such a thing ... nice satire my friend
E.

[Robert Trakofler]

in many ways I am forced to be in this world of mass media mostly for my business in posting the menus and events that i host and it is a slippery slope to disconnect from when I'm always inundated with queries about this and that I'm kind of stuck with my hand in the jar LOL and of course I eat too many cookies (yes pun intended)

[Einstein Noodle]

well, Bunny ... that's a whole other pizza .. glad to hear your business remains bouncing back from lockup :))))))))))))

[emmajoygreen]

People ought to sign their imagination and thoughts: 'This not A1 - this is me, myself, her, him, he or she. Have it authenticate by someone official plus - importantly, sealed and put in a capsule for virtual reality to discover long into the future to explode into a 'EUREKA! moment or few. Meantime, permission given to hold hands, hug, kiss, cuddle and generally make a pleasurable nuisance of yourself! Imagine reality in your dreams, wake up happy; forget all media, throw away make up, after shave, faux fur and leather. Make for the nearest mountain range! There's nowt to fault when it roots are above eye-level.. so told.
What a debate you've raised with your grand comments, your finely put words.. and an avatar to win the most beautiful baby contest!

[Robert Trakofler]

I think what i find the most repulsive about all of this it the thought really just occurred to me as i was thinking of a response to your notes... is that we as artist poets and revelers spend so much time trying to see the beauty that surrounds us to srink it to love it to share it to bring it to light wrap ourselves in it and witness in testaments in myriad mediums only to have this falsity become the norm we watch as the masses embrace the untruth and we stand aghast on how this could happen in our lives and a sense of futility overtakes are hearts

[Poetic Beauty]

So much falsehood with the virtual world. I will take real and u filtered any day over false and perfect.

[Robert Trakofler]

I need to design some "Virtual" virtual goggles and sell them on eBay:)

[andrew mitchell]

A fine write Robert, material things can’t replace the warmth of a hand , a smile and or a hug.

[Robert Trakofler]

Hi Andrew:) I think in a lot of ways we have been forced to swallow the facsimile of things for so long that we can't tell the difference between what is true and what is lies.

[andrew mitchell]

I agree……..😀👌

[Stella Armour]

i could not agree more Bunny, there is nothing better than a warm hug or handshake ...
Virtual everything has no heart or soul...

[Robert Trakofler]

that was my rant for the week lol

[Stella Armour]

well i enjoyed and agreed with your rant for the week :)

[John the Baptist]

Well rhymed, Bunny. I think I will choose to have a virtual death.

[Robert Trakofler]

Lol brilliant idea!