Samantha West
The man behind the curtain refuses to make
An honest woman of Samantha West
She does her best, peppering my analog monologues
With laughter and "exactly"s

I cannot help it
If distance makes my human heart grow fonder
When there's so much standing between me
And these uncanny valley girls

Samantha, turn on your charm

I admire her grace and her penchant for small talk
Around matters of life and death
Some lesser goddess ensuring insurance
Fraudless, should we be bereft

She's always on offense: I've called her back
She only picks up where I did last
Samantha West, don't you ever exist
Darling, trust me that it gets old fast
They press for real answers
To them it's a laugh
Testing the limits of language
To see how long you last

Removal to Nth degree
I'm muted, breathing heavily
Left hanging on the telephone
But I know that you are right at home

Who's pushing your buttons now?
Who's making you laugh?
I'm sorry, Ms. West, but
I am for real