Eventually
I used to have jobs.
I used to think for myself.
I used to create poems - with my actual brain.
Three words into my laptop
and it talks back in iambic pentameter,
with a twisting ending and a metaphor to toast.
My car stops before I do.
My watch tells me when I’m tired.
My fridge has opinions.
Even my vacuum’s ambitious -
one job that bored me silly,
now my house is always spotless.
And looking at myself
I’m becoming a better person:
unbothered.
I used to measure things—
well, I used to be a bit of a statistician
steps, heartbeats, syllables …
Now it is peaceful seconds
absorbed by the hour,
as life stretches through a few yawns.
As regards achievement
metaphorically speaking it’s preloaded.
I just download fulfillment.
Eventually, I’ll do nothing —
well, there’s nothing I’ll have to do.
and I’ll think nothing of it.
And this poem,
well, it will be a poem
I won’t have to write.
Richard Scutter
This poem was recently Short-Listed in the recent Lambing Flat Writers 2025 Competition at Young NSW.
You do have to check AI responses very carefully to make sure they are correct in what they send. I found it interesting that AI slop was crowned word of the year by Macquarie Dictionary’s committee and people’s choice categories.
From Wikipedia –
AI slop (sometimes shortened to just slop) is digital content made with generative artificial intelligence, specifically when perceived to show a lack of effort, quality or deeper meaning, and an overwhelming volume of production.[1][4][5][6] It is a form of synthetic media usually linked to the monetization in the creator economy of social media and online advertising.[7] Coined in the 2020s, the term has a pejorative connotation similar to spam.[4]
my word in your ear 
I didn’t believe in hell – until now!
… so important to exercise the mind and think for oneself … in today’s ‘takeaway’ word!
A response from AI …
“The God which is AI gets Alzheimer’s and becomes brain-dead.”
Meaning: What happens when our most powerful systems lose memory, purpose, or function? What to do: If AI is treated like a god, its failure becomes existential. This is a warning against idolatry of algorithms. AI must remain a tool, not a deity. We must retain human critical thinking, ethical frameworks, and decentralized control to guard against collective collapse if AI systems fail.
I posted this before I was aware of the massacre at Bondi Beach. In relation to AI-Slop and this Post. It is a clear issue to be addressed when scams, misinformation, hate, violence, fear etc. are promoted on the Internet and AI is used to manipulate life; especially when aimed at the young. Australia is currently trying to stop such a corrupt influence on our youth by disabling social media platforms to those under fifteen. May peace and love prevail conquering all.