Baby Ate a Microchip                                by Neal Levin

      Baby ate a microchip,

      Then grabbed a bottle, took a sip.

      He swallowed it and made a beep,

      And now he’s thinking pretty deep.

                                                                       He’s downloading his ABCs

                                                                       And calculating 1-2-3s.

                                                                       He’s memorizing useless facts

                                                                       While doing Daddy’s income tax.

                                     He’s processing, and now he thrives

                                     On feeding his internal drives.

                                     He’s throwing fits, and now he fights

                                     With ruthless bits and toothless bytes.

                        He must be feeling very smug.

                        But hold on, Baby caught a bug.

                        Attempting to reboot in haste,

                        He accidentally got erased!