One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise.

First DraftJo WrightI don’t want AI.I want bees and seasDeep evergreen forestsGreat honeycombsIcecaps.Just, knowledgeable loversMen needing othersPeople questioning rhetoricSpeaking truthUnderstanding VaccinationsA world where we exclude no oneYears where there is still ozone.I want words to matterAnd when I draft my patterI don’t want my phone to ask‘Can I rewrite that for you?’I want credit where credit’s bloody dueAnd throwing that swear word inStops Google taking the line from you.I want water poured into humanityUntil everyone’s cup is fullUntil this thief clad in microchipsBurns itself out.I want precisely zero of your excusesWailing viciously under this skyRetreat quietly pleaseOut to no man’s landKeeping jealous ignorance ofHow generosity feedsEveryone’s delicate creativityBetter without AI.I don’t want it.I want to reclaim the land.

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