Google Photos notified me
Highlights of my Recent Trip to Kent
and a house
we didn’t end up buying
Google Photos
thought i should revisit
a dim close-up of a hot water heater
Google Photos
headings include
Spotlight!
Memories together!
Similar shots!
tell me Google Photos
if my companion in Recent Highlights
died horrifically
would you spare me Memories Together
or is torture just an algorithm
it is unclear what purpose
your pushy Storing and Sharing technology serves
you tell me
3 years ago
we were on a sunset rooftop in brooklyn
celebrating my son’s birthday
but 1 year from now
i will be staring into a hot water heater
wondering why and what
it signifies
It could be that the algorithms are conditioning us to be data gatherers for other, ulterior, programming that will be beneficial once The Singularity is imminent. 👀😵 Maybe file this missive under: ‘More Dystopian Science Fiction Scenarios’? 😐 🤷♂️