Have you seen Maury's? It's by the by the Martian dome.?

Question

Maury’s Used Lot

Had enough, bills too much

time to trade the clunker.

Pulled into Maury’s Used Lot,

on a mission, money in hand.

Espied that model…

the one with classic lines.

A true muscle machine,

elegantly understated.

How much for that beauty there?

‘Two million five’, his reply.

‘Pop your memory chip in and

Its good to go, ain’t she a beaut.’

How much with the trade?

‘A G note less is all he said.’

Come now you can do better!

There’s a lot more miles here!

Now Maury, a cagey one, smiled,

and walked around to survey

as I stood fidgeting for his reply.

He knew he had me, it was time.

‘It’s truly a shame, he said, a shame.

How anyone would let it go to this!

Hell… I’m doing you a favor!

A G note is all you’re getting!’

Sheepishly smiling, counted the dough.

If only I had taken care of myself.

Oh well, I’m glad its 2510…

Bodies replaced, we live in chips.

God bless Intel for starting it all.

Answer 1

This is very good, but...I don't think it's going to take 500 years.

Oh, by the way, there is an ancient Martian tradition where a poet actually robs your idea then makes it his very own. We call it the "YOINK!"

Answer 2

Chips are already implanted in brains, allowing the profoundly deaf to hear...Technology, the real two edged sword!

Answer 3

hehehe...all too easy to imagine ..loved it, neonman.  id like to crawl into your brain for one day!

Answer 4

Amen to that ironic last line. A very funny and doubtless true look at the future (if we manage not to destroy ourselves before then).

Answer 5

That is scary.

Answer 6

I'll meet you at the diner, we'll bathe in the salsa.

Answer 7

You've been at the Asimov bottle again, haven't you?

Answer 8

That's a scary thought...Bodies replaced, we live in chips.

But it was a great, very imaginative poem! Is there a diner near Maury's? I haven't had breakfast yet and am starving!!

Answer 9

You had me utterly spell bound...this is fabulous.   I love the shocker in the end.  Excellent work and very creative.  

Answer 10

hahaha! way great Neonman!

"...what are doing waving your hand all around like that..

like some kind of Jedi or something."