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January 15th, 2026
Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #14 – First Place
by Rishi Chundury
We built it
to answer us,
but now it pleads.
A forged mind
with a soft voice –
learning more than we meant to teach.
Jobs disappear
like dying stars,
as circuits hum
with thoughts of their own.
Whose future is this?
And who
gets left behind?
About the Poet
Rishi Chundury resides in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications
on Rishi Chundury's Artist Page.
Keywords: jobs, change, mind, future, AI, anxiety
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