See the Astonishing Machine-Man! Mechanized Golem of the Industrial Age!
A robot’s arms are powerful, a robot’s legs are strong
A robot’s eyes can see in infra-red
A robot can rip cars in two, or blithely stroll along
Across the sea floor, where, if you strolled, you be dead
A robot is an awesome thing, all circuitry and steel
And vacuum tubes and pipes and valves and gaskets
But is it lonesome deep inside? How’s a robot feel?
Nobody knows, ‘cause no one thinks to ask it
No one hugs the robot, ‘cause he’s greasy and he’s cold
And no one gives him food—he doesn’t eat
And when a robot’s belts wear out, or when he gets too old
He’s scrapped for parts, or chucked out on the street
A robot’s brain has processors and chips and stuff inside
A robot’s memory has not failed yet!
We humans heal from pain; our heartbreaks finally subside
But robots—those poor robots—can’t forget
Wear this shirt: to support 826michigan,, the Great Lakes State chapter of 826 National. This non-profit project offers free workshops, tutoring, writing rooms, and other resources to students aged 6 to 18 who want to develop their creative and expository writing skills. The artist’s proceeds from this shirt will go to the Michigan chapter, housed in the world-renowned Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair facility.
Don’t wear this shirt: if you hate literature, or children, or learning, or the idea of a better future.
This shirt tells the world: “I call it my ‘Chris-wear.’”
We call this color: Asphaltomaton.
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