Turn on the machine.
Listen to the machine.
Watch the machine
Turn on the lights,
Order some wine,
Play a video
Turn off the lights.

Machines that make life convenient,
Machines making machines obsolete.
Robots on the assembly lines
Assembling our machines:

Cars taking us where we want to go,
Computers computing the problems we face,
Cellphones connecting us across time and space,
Televisions waiting for us when we get home.

Coffeemakers, refrigerators, microwave ovens,
Vacuum cleaners, air conditioners, electric stoves.
Messages on the answering machines.
The digital assistant anticipating our next move.

Clothes in the washing machine.
Dishes in the dishwasher.
Communication over the hand held computer.

We stop at the traffic signal, go when it turns green.
The card reader reads our number and approves.
I push a button to order fast food.
You choose a video game that makes you feel good.

Alarm clocks and mood lighting on remote control,
Personal information gathered and compiled,
Sorted out of internet searches, stored
And filed away in the cloud.

Becoming more and more digital,
Incrementally logical,
Fundamentally electrical,
Less and less spiritual.

Data and devices and gadgets and tools
Blinking and humming and clicking while in use,
Automatically adjusting themselves to our lives
Until there is nothing left but artificial light.