Poem – Progress II (By Gary Beck)

Progress II

I think of all the people

killed in automobile accidents,

can only guess at the numbers

millions in America…

How many in the rest of the world?
Drunk drivers, careless drivers,

speeders, lane changers,

and the idiots

on cell phones, texting,

the various disturbances

that prevent control of powerful machines

that have no intelligence

and cannot tell the difference

between responsible drivers

and the many death givers.

I think of all the people

who will oppose driverless cars,

opting instead for murder and mayhem.