Oh to be Lumpy Yogurt on a Bright Winter Day

Illustration of robot arm with quill writing out a poem
Illustration | Jennifer Fong Li

Lumpy yogurt, oh so sour

Winter’s chill, we must endure

In the recycling bin, a cookie crumbles

Cilantro sprouts on the farm, humbles


 

But in the cliché camp of love

Two male peacocks soar above

Their feathers dance, their hearts ablaze

Filibustered by society’s ways


 

If Rupi Kaur were an MRA

She’d still feel pain, in her own way

Just like the ache in my chest

When my clown boyfriend left, oh what a mess


 

At the E.J. Pratt Library, I cried

Thinking of all the times we lied

But like lumpy yogurt, I’ll find my way

Through the winter and to a brighter day



Editor’s note: Your words, ChatGPT’s poetry. After collecting suggestions from students via Instagram and feeding them to ChatGPT (pen name ‘Lexicona’ provided by ChatGPT itself) here is the poetic masterpiece of the century!