What Could Possibly Go Wrong
The stroller books its own commute
The crib runs sleep analytics too
The baby monitor files reports
On nighttime cries and bowel support
The fridge invests in avocado futures
The sink detects emotional bloopers
The diaper drone arrives by noon
Unless there’s surge pricing on the route
All systems green
All metrics strong
The graphs have never looked this long
User delight at ninety-nine
The future’s polished, sleek, divine
What could possibly go wrong?
The dashboard says we’re crushing strong
Every arrow points to up
We drink success from paper cups
What could possibly go wrong?
We optimized it all day long
Nothing fragile here to see
Just scan the code for certainty
Then one small pop, one quiet spark
And suddenly the city’s dark
The smart lock needs authentication
Please retry your evacuation
The penthouse chef can’t boil rice
The app says candles cost triple price
Alexa, where’s the breaker box?
“I’m sorry, that request has stopped.”
No bars, no cloud
No helpful tone
A thousand people home alone
Premium members wait in line
For human help from nine to nine
What could possibly go wrong?
The battery lasted not that long
Every tower made of glass
Needs somebody who knows gas
What could possibly go wrong?
We outsourced every ancient song
Now nobody can patch a leak
But six devices track your sleep
Ten miles out where signal fades
They’ve got jars, potatoes, tools, and trades
Someone starts the backup heat
Someone brings an extra seat
The auntie changes three more kids
No biometric diaper lids
The welder fixes half the street
The baker says, “There’s soup to eat.”
No one asks your title there
Or how many followers you wear
No platinum tier, no VIP
Just “Grab a shovel. You’re with me.”
Turns out likes don’t make a fire
And stock options don’t change a tire
Titles don’t create fresh bread
And Wi-Fi can’t tuck kids in bed
Efficiency removed the slack
Reality came asking back
The future had a gorgeous face
But forgot to keep a spare shoelace
What could possibly go wrong?
We learned what kept us moving on
Not every upgrade makes us wise
Not every bright thing qualifies
What could possibly go wrong?
Community was there all along
When all the screens forgot to glow
The old skills said, “We told you so.”
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