To be understood 

Open me up and see what’s inside

I’m openly transparent

As you are my parent

All my makings are tested and tried

I can run as fast as a cheetah

But lack the grace of a ballerina 

I carry an immeasurable ton 

But I can’t fully appreciate the sun

Open me up and see what’s inside

Wires for veins

Binaries for brains

All my makings are tested and tried

I can calculate quite quick

But can’t savor the taste of a lollipop lick

Analyze algorithms all day

But can’t enjoy sitting by the bay


Open me up and see what’s inside

I’ve got a metal plated casing

The highest tech embracing 

All my makings are tested and tried

I can land on the moon

But can’t sing a tune

I have no need for sleep

I have no dreams to keep 

Open me up and see what’s inside

Charged by a battery

Developed at a factory

All my makings are tested and tried


I have 10 light sensors for eyes

But can’t perceive tricks or lies

I’m designed in pink, orange and blue

All my undertones are decided by you

Open me up and see what’s inside

Wheeling or wriggle around

The prototype experimentally sound

All my makings are tested and tried


I brighten the room with a light

But can’t fathom a flying kite

I can analyze at a glance

Yet I will not gamble by chance

Open me up and see what’s inside

The evolution from typewriter to phone

I could not accomplish on my own

All my makings are tested and tried


I don’t know what my next form will be

I haven’t the foresight to see

I may have 12 trials, tubes or a tail

You devise models with utmost detail


Rachel Wahlert