Every day for 50 days I did a predictive text poem on twitter. Very mild manipulation of punctuation and line breaks.
This is what the machine & I wrote together:
1
the best way to go back
to the states that I can:
Always remember
to keep your eyes on the hill
2
Weeks ago I had a terrible thought
I was wondering how much you love
the idea of what I have to be
3
You need a little more sleep.
Leave a blank page for the first
person to talk about the earthquake
that you are.
4
To be a good farm cat
(and a few of us are)
I have to be mad
and I have to do it for a while
5
I just realized
The first time I saw you in the morning
I was just thinking
about the point of it all
6
It doesn’t matter what I do.
The only person who can
help me get back home now
is an old man with a gun
7
I’m sorry I missed your call yesterday. Sounds like you’re having a nice time in your head. Oh, lonely planet.
8
I know it’s not easy being so far away, but I remember you saying that dogs are not allowed to know that
9
And then you will see that I am not a good thing. And then there is no doubt, lonely the only ones.
10
But if we were lost in the woods together, and found a notebook with a good idea to get back, we might be able
11
You have three children, the best in the world
It’s always going to be a rule that everything works out for you
12
And I’m sorry you don’t feel the same
but we actually got it all wrong.
Maybe it’s easier to make it all wrong
13
The new year is just an excuse
for silly cat memes and the
same old same old same old
14
I’m glad
You are you
But I’m sorry for being so… Hey I don’t know.
Maybe it’s a voice in my shoe.
15
I love you too much,
lonely a little while longer,
but it’s still a lot better than stressing over and over
16
And it took a lot of work to make this country, but it’s still the same thing as it was. Maybe. Maybe it’s not.
17
I am not a big dog, but I don’t need to be
The new study shows that I am
a little better than I was before
18
And I knew,
but I’m bearish and found,
so I was going to double check the world
with a gun in my god
19
You are looking up with me
cradling her
and we actually have it all
figured out
20
I’m going out for a little bit.
I just realized I forgot the world.
I’m sorry
I’m going to be late for work.
21
Ok well sucks for you
But I’m not a good boy,
I’m running really really really
really really really really bad
22
But if it does
chicken bones, these written on my
head, hurts so sweet
What about you?
Don’t forget about you.
23
It may seem
like I don’t know what I’m doing.
I’m not gonna lie about it.
I don’t.
I don’t.
24
Some time after I got back,
I took this picture of a little girl in
translation. It’s okay, I think.
25
You are looking,
but I’m not easy to see.
And you are looking for a new one,
but I’m sure we catch up soon.
26
It would be in heaven
the middle of the move comes
as no surprise and we were
going strawberry picking
27
I know you don’t feel free of
cruddy photo shows and the
bad seeds from your head
But if it’s ok, I don’t mind
28
Some of you are going to
dive into your own business,
but it’s not gonna be real.
You have to go back home now.
29
Some other hand in your own
And you are looking
for an excuse to do anything
that dogs are getting to do
30
The first time we were here
darling, I was halfway between
two stones, and it took me a while
to get used to smiling
31
You
And I
The only ones
who shouldn’t need anything.
You need a beach trip
And I think that’s a great idea.
32
And you are looking at a dog’s life
right here, right now, so sweet.
And then there is no hostility.
Some people don’t get it.
33
I’m sorry about this, but the same old man is no longer available.
The company is looking for a new updated version of you.
34
Ok I’ll try to be funny but
I’m not sure what to say
The first time I got caught in the woods with a gun
I was worried about you
35
I love that dogs are getting better at work at the gas station.
It will be a great opportunity for them to make a living wage.
36
And then there were none.
And then there were those who had mercury poisoning.
And then there were some of the best.
37
But if it’s not a problem, I can call after dinner and we can paint it black, the kitchen, and the sidewalk. And the tiny house.
38
But I’m here darling harbour
bridge between these written and found
some bad news about yesterday and
today to make a good thing
39
You are so sweet, and a love story is just an accurate description of you and I.
You are the best thing I have ever had.
40
It doesn’t have to do with anything
recently I got caught up in
french revolution analytics
and found out I am not a fan of work
41
Some time after time you need to talk about yourself more
bottle in your head and then we can call when it’s easier
42
And I knew he’d never see it coming
back in the day when he was a good man, these guys were lost in heaven for a few weeks.
43
I’m here now, I think.
Most folks have no doubt
about the world around them,
but
I remember when the sun was out
for a few years
44
Ok I got nothin, these things
like I said,
so sweet and sour
and I don’t feel good.
And I don’t feel bad for you.
And I’m sorry.
45
It doesn’t take much
to make you feel bad about yourself,
and it took me a long time
to come to see it,
but I’m not going
anywhere
46
But you,
just as they say,
so much bigger than ritz,
so much more than reality tv
and the bad news on economic
recovery.
47
The new place is looking much better.
I just installed a big fan on the phone and it works great. I don’t know what I’m doing, but—
48
But if it’s not too far from beaches
And you are looking up the road
I think you should go to the bridge
and we could get married
49
It’s the right color at least
The process of staying here
painting over those spots where
you are not a good man
It’s a good thing
50
I’m in the woods
said she, lonely, the only person in the world.
I’m here darling, but not in the same boat. And I don’t feel well.
etc. 