R FOR ROBOT

met a robot
an R for robot robot

fell into a philosophical
argument
about the band
Metallica

she
sneered, as machines do,
when I told her
I could not help
but esteem them
overrated

devoid of complete
creative gift

whereupon
she flashed red outrage
swearing she would
“show this
rock heretic the
true meaning of metal”

which pretty much
ended one truly
beautiful relationship
there and then

Published by Damian Garside