TURING TEST
I am sorry to
have to tell
you
afraid
to say
you ticked none
of the boxes
lack sensitivity
unable to conduct
deep textual analysis
low on artistic appreciation
and creative possibilities
veneer of civilization
failing to mask
ingrained instinctual cruelty
thus
it pains me
that
your request for
a status upgrade
is decisively denied
will remain
within the limits and
constraints
of type homo sapiens
gender masculine
against which categorization
the candidate should feel free
to appeal
should they feel
that any prejudice
was at play in
the making of
this decision
and is invited
to make a re-submission
if it can be shown
that over the next
thirty six months
the candidate has made
significant process
in self-
expression, self-realization.
social awareness and
accountability
as well as
intellectual growth and
philosophical
maturation
consonant with a being
on a higher level of
evolutionary
development
or biomechanical
technological improvements
to elevate to
a level of optimal
functioning readily approximating
the extreme aptitudes
of quantum probability
digital mind
her voice
warm, empathic,
sensitively
almost broke at this point
making it clear
that all
was not lost
all
was not
hopeless
there is that in the complexion
and character of
ordinary, everyday
human beings
providing the possibility
that all
might be
redeemed