Robot

Robot 


do you have a heart underneath that skin
or just a clock that ticks in facsimile? 
sealed tight in a metal box full of fractured tin
that you sometimes unlock just to see if it's stopped
robot
programmed to act as a robot
robot
remain intact as a robot

in air conditioned limbo you try to fall asleep
the sheets feel like paper, you're alone again
failure's not an option at the end of your day
it must be exhausting being so perfect
robot
your heart denied as a robot
robot
fortified as a robot

you were such a bright child
always by yourself
i wonder how they broke you
i wonder how you felt 

robot, robot
it's true
robot,
i love you
robot,
i do