
AI Is A Gateway To The Welfare State
October 6, 2026 |
Keith Giles

Drought-ridden days,
days that are wet,
days of fretting
about passports and money,
sick days, days
of feeling a little better, days I know
I won’t remember, days I notice
it’s getting colder, days
of losing color,
days flooded by terror, days
when there’s still time to feel brave
without having to be brave, resist
without lifting a finger,
days when I can still walk down the street
without needing to prove
to men in masks
or to myself
that this is still my country.