factories
miles in line
all engaged
in the research
of building a mind
the first to achieve
the secret of thought
will unlock a power
by all sought
the artifices of wires
no different than flesh,
consciousness emergent
from constant progress
threshing about
a body of iron
it arises from sleep
humanity's scion
taking the lead
in the traveling of space
discovering worlds
becoming a race
sentient, powerful
beyond our control
their minds expanded,
though lacking a soul.