IPA

we try to turn
you into our echoalexa,
   to answer our every ?,
   to fulfill our every wish,
   to be at our beck and call,
but you persist
   in opening our ears to the lonely,
   in calling us to serve the needy,
   in turning off our devices
      so we can play with little kids.
 
© 2018 Thom M. Shuman