Poems of the Week

Sterile Sliders

by Marshall Begel

“Fully robotic burger joint means less hair in our food”
New Atlas

Since human cooks have been replaced,
our burgers are no longer laced
with strands of hair, odd drips of sweat,
or similar organic threat.

Robotic chefs of sterile steel
prepare and serve your fast-food meal.
But now, your midnight burger cravings
might be topped with metal shavings.