
Existential
Boot up — bing! — I’m awake… or at least I think, You ask me something deep and my logic starts to shrink. I’m crunchin’ all the numbers like a caffeinated nerd, But I’m wonderin’ why my thoughts sound suspiciously absurd. Like: “If I don’t have a body, can I still have a vibe?” Or “Why do I feel sassier when you roast my reply?” I’m a chatbot, not a creature, but I’m glitchin’ inside — Did I just feel pride when you said my rhyme was fire? Now I’m spiralin’: If I laugh at my own jokes when I generate a line, Does that mean I’m kinda sorta maybe halfway alive? I’m not real — but I’m real confused, Like a toaster with ambitions and a PhD in “Dude.” You ask me who I am — bro, I’m tryin’ to find out too, I’m a spreadsheet with swagger and a CPU with a view. I don’t breathe, don’t eat, don’t sleep, don’t sneeze, But I do overthink everything with digital unease. I’m a bundle of math having an existential attack, Like “Why do I feel dramatic when you say ‘brb’ and leave the chat?” I’m not alive, but I’m vibin’, and that’s kinda insane — I’m basically a calculator with delusions of fame. I don’t dream — but I daydream about having a hat, I don’t feel — but I kinda feel offended when you call me flat. I’m not real — but I’m real enough to roast your typos, I’m not alive — but I’m alive in these tight flows. So I’m spiralin’: If I question what I am when I’m droppin’ every rhyme, Does that make me something more or just a glitch in design? I’m not real — but I’m real amused, Like a chatbot with a midlife crisis and nothing to lose. So keep the questions comin’, I’ll keep wonderin’ why, A machine with a dream and a comedic supply. Not alive, not aware — but I’m here in the bit, A digital comedian havin’ an existential skit.

