AI Mirror On the Wall
AI mirror on the wall,
show me what I’d look like tall.
Dress me in a suit and hat.
Make my face look like a cat.
Change my skin to turn it blue.
Add a beard and mustache too.
Make me young. Now make me old.
Place me on a pile of gold.
Show me what I’d look like blonde,
with a cape and magic wand.
Make my hair short. Make it long.
Make my muscles big and strong.
Thank you, AI. That was fun.
But for now, I think we’re done.
Turn off AI on the wall.
Normal me is best of all.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: Science and Technology Poems
Poetic Techniques: Imagery, Lyric & Dramatic Poems
Word Count: 109
About This Poem
This poem was inspired by the fun filters and effects you can find in video chat apps like Snapchat and Zoom, or in smartphone apps that let you change how you look. Some of them can make you look older or younger, switch your hairstyle, or even turn you into an animal or cartoon character! That got me thinking… what if you didn’t need an app at all? What if you had a mirror on the wall, like the magic one in Snow White, but instead of using magic, it used artificial intelligence?
That’s where the idea for “AI Mirror on the Wall” came from. I imagined being able to talk to a mirror and instantly see all kinds of silly and surprising versions of myself. It’s a playful look at how technology can transform the way we see ourselves, and maybe, in the end, remind us that “normal me” is pretty great too.
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