Hello, ChatGPT, haven’t heard of you,
Teacher said to try this, ‘You might learn something new’,
I’ll give it a go if it’ll keep Miss quiet,
It’s a once-off thing, I may as well try it.

Events of the Cold War, please, bullet-point form,
Why are countries at the equator far more warm?
How many moons does Jupiter have?
Make a pros and cons list of going out with that lad.

ChatGPT, help, my homework is so hard,
Today is my aunt’s birthday, write her a card,
Finish my essay on that lad King Lear,
You know, the one written by William Shakespeare.

Lengthen this, Shorten this, do it right now,
Make this answer better because I don’t know how,
Simplify it, underline it, make it make sense,
I need you to guide me through this sea of nonsense.

ChatGPT, I’ve forgotten how to think,
All of my opinions are washed down the sink,
ChatGPT, what should I do?
Come on! I need you! I’m relying on you!

This poem was published in The Irish Times Fighting Words magazine, a collection of stories, poems and essays by young and international writers