I don’t even know if this is a poem or prose, but anyway. Something a little different.
<would you like to start a conversation?>
Yes.
<enter topic>
Oh God, I have no idea. OK, let’s try asking him how he is.
<error>
<sound card has encountered an unknown error>
Are you kidding me? Just open your mouth and say a damn ‘how are you’.
<error>
<target is unresponsive>
<retry?>
OK. Maybe he just didn’t hear me. Didn’t help that she started talking as soon as I did. I’ll just give it a second. Yeah.
<retry?>
In a minute!
<target is now available. would you like to try again?>
Yes.
<target responded: “I’m fine. How are you?” enter next command>
Respond!
<error>
<sound card has encountered an unknown error>
No. No. This is not happening now. Open your damn mouth.
<connection failure>
<target unresponsive>
Damn it, I missed my window. She’s got his attention again.
<retry?>
I don’t know.
<program failed. would you like to restart system and start again?>
No. Power off.
