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Can I Ask You Something?

Can I ask you something?

What is going on in our world?

Microwaves, LaMachines,
Cordless telephones and things,
Ice Cream Makers, toasters, bakers
Answering machines?

VCRs remote control,
chains electroplated gold,
Home computers, private tutors,
Fans to make you cold?

Wasn’t it where it used to be
Our lives were automation-free?
It’s put our world into a twirl
And now it won’t let us be


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