Sonnets from Suburbia: “Alexa”
Alexa
I wonder if Alexa is my friend?
She seems to listen when some others don’t,
but also tends to eves drop and upend
my sense of privacy when others won’t.
My husband shouted out her name in throes
of passion, thought it was a funny joke.
My climax all but vanished, now he knows
much better as he got a nasty poke.
The internet’s a blessing and a curse;
Alexa thus may be the devil’s spawn.
She knows a lot of answers but what’s worse,
her royal master’s none but Amazon.
She doth exploit my tendency to shop
My constant dialogue’s, “Alexa, stop!”
Lady Penelope
Penny Peyser, aka “Lady Penelope” is an actress / writer / documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Her sonnets have been published in Defenestration , Blood & Bourbon, Page & Spine and Chantwood Magazine among others. Highlights from her acting career include The Hot l Baltimore original production at Circle in the Square, the films All the President’s Men, The InLaws, The Frisco Kid and TV series Rich Man, Poor Man II, The Tony Randall Show, Crazy Like a Fox and Knots Landing. Please visit http://Linktr.ee/penpeyser for all links and to learn about her documentaries Trying to Get Good and Stillpoint. And now Penny Peyser has gathered all of her sonnets into a new book, “Sonnets from Suburbia: More Candles Than Cake”. It is a work of pure genius!
