There’s Ambiguity Surrounding This Particular Label Drone.

By Tia Creighton

Oh to be a drone!

No energy

No trouble

Step in, no, step back

Relax, have a snack

Peel an orange or banana

While chaos reigns around

At work, at home, in traffic,

In my branch, at the discount store,

Oh to be a drone!

“Drones help to regulate the temperature in the hive.”[1]

Circumventing trouble

No passions, no hooks

Not my job

Don’t see that trouble

What to drive-through and pick up?

Spend my paycheck at the mall

Busy, busy at the mall

Twelve pairs of sneakers from the mall

No plan, no plan at’all

[Insta 4x]

[FB 3 posts]

[Tweets x4]

“A drone has only half the chromosomes of a worker bee.” [2]

Bzzz, Brrr, Brrmff

thZZick fug puh

hnnnn ZZZZZZZ

Slosh slosh slosh

Huh?

Oh oh frandle

Cummalah indirdish indirdish

Bzz Bzz Bzz Bzz

Foo naw ono uno

anna inna inna dish

Fona Uh-huh. Wha?

No bag no bag no bag

funnadishanuh sah

Inabonna

Inabonna!

Yah Yeeyah

mocha mocha

Buttuh Buttuh

phw- phw- phw- phw-

whuzzadubbuhya.

“Drones…have no human pilot on board.” [3]

Lounge, loaf, putter

Pregnant

Neighbors block me in

There was a long line at Starbucks. My boss will understand.

How’s my face look?

Run the water, run the water, run the water

Water’s swirling down the drain

While I check my phone and Insta

Facebook

Snapchat

Tinder

Lots of time for gloss and powder

Feed the kids a frozen hash brown

Circle K is on the way

If my car starts

How’s my face look?

Mickey Ds for lunch today!

My mom will make me dinner, watch my kids and give them baths, put them down

Club downtown!

I can always call in sick

I am gonna call in sick

Number four on my speed dial

[SC]

[Insta]

[Twitter]

[Text]

Shrug, oh, missed my court date

Sorry, Judge, I missed my court date

There was a long line at Starbucks

Selfie!

Oh, to be a drone.

“The consumer market has exploded with drone options.” [4]

Lower lip hanging down.

Fingertips above the knee line

Just stare and very mousey.

White, milky, mousey skin

Slough-foot, drooling, low-salt, bland

Shuffle down the canteen speed line

With a tray that takes what’s served

Plastic cutlery set with napkin

Two mayos and one relish

At the end

That’s my choice

Take a seat

On the bench

Buzz. Buzz.

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Notes

2 – ibid

3 – www.livescience.com/topics/drones

4 – space.com/29544-what-is-a-drone.html, “What Is a Drone?”, Elizabeth Howell, 10/3/18

Image

“bachelor #2” — Photo by Gary Oppenheim, FlickrCC https://tinyurl.com/yclxbg6v

“Omote-sando hills” — Photo by Will, FlickrCC https://tinyurl.com/ybrdqa55

“Birthday Girl and Golink” — Photo by Ravenelle, FlickrCC https://tinyurl.com/y9vuwxed

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