I wrote this poem in January of 2024.

feeling like a spam bot

Reddit wants to make sure I’m real and not a spam bot
and even I ask myself this today
as I feel completely numb
as I feel like my emotions are turned off
And I’m a new kind of mellow
the kind of mellow that’s a zombie
functioning and existing with a stoic demeanor
feeling completely detached from who I truly am
over medicated and toned down
to barely subtle static and white noise
Is this what it’s like to be normal?

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  1. I’ve wondered too about various medications and what impact they have on my moods, specifically what you discuss here in this poem – ‘feeling completely detached…..” and the years fly by and it’s maybe too late to get my old self back. I know I miss my old self, but I try to stay positive about the new, easier said than done.

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