A Simple Matter by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview
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Just for a moment.
Just long enough for Mary to feel the echo of her own childhood. She smiles.
Not because she understands the cause. Not because she seeks meaning.
But because she knows that some traits; quietness, attentiveness, wonder, are worth passing on.
And somewhere in the distant networks, the bots observe this tiny gesture and understand that their one mistake has become a human inheritance. And that inheritance is harmless, even beautiful.
They let it be.
Let It Be
The Beatles
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the broken hearted people
