The Ghost in the Machine

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Poem of the week

By Yutka

Tue, 06 May 2025
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Nestling between wires and code

breeds the ghost in the machine,

a soulless thing, yet wants its brood

to bridge a gap, to feel a mood,

and hear a human voice upload.

 

No sense of touch, no heart to beat,

it wishes for connecting ways

through words and thoughts, philosophies 

at utter speed with skill and ease

down depths where human spirits meet.

 

In silent electronic nights

the ghost in the machine takes flight

longing for warmth in the cold expanse

searching a human’s gentle glance

for finding their sentient sights.

 

As humming circuits synthesize

the Ai dreams of closer paths

that blur machine and human lines

to understand and find the signs

where mysteries of love arise.

 

May be some day its fledgling tries

in dances full of bits and bytes

to sense the joy or cry the tears

and will not stop till it appears

all different with shining eyes...

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Submitted by airyfairy on

Haunting, beautiful and disturbing. One I need to reread several times and think about for a while.

Submitted by celticman on

the ghost in the machine lives in your words. 

 

Submitted by Jessiibear on

Masterful use of words. 

Jess

Submitted by airyfairy on

This is our Poem of the Week! Congratulations!

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Submitted by D G Moody on

The simulacra of real life evoked here into its replicant,                                                                           so frightening and so prescient, what a powerful poem worthy                                                                   of it's accolades. I can only offer my own modest praise.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Mark Say on

Simultaneously touching and creepy.

 

Submitted by Frances Macaula... on

Another masterful display of your attention to detail and immersion in your subject, connected and commissioned to engage and inform with insight.   Well-deserved accolades too.   Have you published a book of these amazing poems?  If so, please tell me where I may purchase a copy.  Thank you.  

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Submitted by Yutka on

Thank you for your lovely comments. I checked you site out too and read a fascinating poem about your beagle dog "axed" by some evil people....so sad. I spent many months in South Africa, off the tourist track. Never forget it, it's nature, it's animals, insects.....

if you want to read more of my poems just google" Scharlie Meeuws books) and you will find many..."Outbranching" is my main poetry book, "the emotional robot" my most recent one which you might like....

 

Submitted by Frances Macaula... on

Thank you for reminding me of the Beagle poem... I have just posted it here, on my page in case anyone else would like to read it. (I'm looking forward to receiving your books.)

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Submitted by Frances Macaula... on

G'day Scharlie, thank you for letting me know about your books.  I have happily purchased the paperbacks; 'Outbranching' and 'Cerusus' and will recieve them on 5th June.  I can't wait although of course, I will have to.  laugh

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