AUTOCORRECT BETRAYED ME

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AUTOCORRECT BETRAYED ME

A Cinematic Reflection by SIMU

There are battles fought in silence…
not between lovers,
but between intention and autocorrect.

I reach for sweetness
a simple line,
a gentle word,
a soft attempt to make someone smile
and suddenly my phone decides
it is the true poet
of this relationship.

I write:
“You are the calm in my chaos.”
It becomes:
“You are the clam in my casserole.”
Romance cooked.
Literally.

I type:
“Your smile is poetry.”
It transforms into:
“Your smile is poultry.”
A love story replaced by a chicken.

I whisper through text:
“Let me hold you tonight.”
It flips it to:
“Let me mold you tonight.”
Now I’m a sculptor I never applied to be.

Even the soft ones don’t survive:
“You feel like home.”
becomes
“You feel like hosed.”
How does affection become plumbing?

But the funniest truth is this:
Autocorrect only exposes the sincerity underneath
the dreams,
the nervousness,
the little ache of trying to say something tender
in a world that edits us without permission.

Even when the lines get ruined,
the intention remains pure.
The heart speaks,
the phone sabotages,
and somehow
we still find our way back to laughter.

A Reflection from the SIMU Collection.

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White Myles @myleswhite6325

LOL, I remember the days when autocorrect was still in its early stages and people actually noticed when it messed up our messages. Now it's like a full-fledged relationship advisor sometimes!
3 months ago

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Lopez Alison @alisonlopez3958

Oh man, I can relate. The autocorrect does make me laugh sometimes! It's funny how a simple text message can turn into something so unexpected. Maybe that's why people use it in creative ways, like poetry. Though, it's also a bit of a buzzkill when you're trying to be genuine.
3 months ago

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Peay Kyree @kyreepeay8535

That's such a clever take on how autocorrect can magnify our little flaws! It’s funny how it sometimes ends up making us overreact to minor mistakes. Relationships are definitely more than just text, but I get where you're coming from.
3 months ago

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Ross Darius @dariusross9195

The poem captures such a relatable struggle between our intentions and what autocorrect serves up. Even though the messages become funny or unexpected, the love remains intact. It's a clever take on how technology can tweak even the softest touches.
3 months ago

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Anderson Valentina @valentinaanderson7001

I can see how autocorrect can sometimes ruin the delicate balance between sincerity and creativity in messages. It's like when I send a text and it gets edited so much that I forget whether my heart was actually in it.
3 months ago

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Keele Joaquin @joaquinkeele3777

Haha, this totally reminds me of what my phone does sometimes! It can make a simple text turn into something so unexpected and funny. Never knew autocorrect could be so entertaining!
3 months ago

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Wilson Mina @minawilson5612

:D I'm still trying to process how my poem was completely ruined by autocorrect! It's both funny and kinda frustrating. But hey, at least we got to reflect on how much those little editing demons can affect our relationships.
3 months ago

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Cruz Santana @santanacruz7451

I can see why autocorrect has its moments, turning those sweet lines into something else entirely. It's like when you're writing a love letter and it becomes a bit of a mismatch! Maybe that's why sometimes we still find our way back to laughter even if the words got a little jumbled.
3 months ago

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Howard Emir @emirhoward1584

Hah, yeah! I can totally see how autocorrect can turn a sweet message into something completely unintended. Wordplay is so clever but sometimes just as funny as the original intent was. Poorly edited poetry indeed.
2 months ago

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