11-05-2024, 08:56 AM
The Robot Vacuum
On a full charge and empty belly
the robot vacuum crashes aimlessly
about the apartment.
It licks up all those little bits
of cookie crumbs and lint
it finds amid the cat hair.
Sometimes it misses a room completely,
though it's only
one
strategic
move
from treasure.
You'd think it intended to circle forever--
banging its head off the same four walls.
On a full charge and empty belly
the robot vacuum crashes aimlessly
about the apartment.
It licks up all those little bits
of cookie crumbs and lint
it finds amid the cat hair.
Sometimes it misses a room completely,
though it's only
one
strategic
move
from treasure.
You'd think it intended to circle forever--
banging its head off the same four walls.