Poetry

Misplaced

written by: OurSacredHonor

I guess it's time now, don't you think?
Here I am on the verge of being extinct
I won't relinquish my power yet I can't gain more
So I'm fighting still, and writing til my fingers all are sore
Expression evades the truth it pervades
Infiltrates and filters through til at last the truth does fade
Land of the trapped and home of the depraved
We're gathered here today to honor those we didn't save
All the children, all the hope, the only chance we ever had
We threw it all way, now I guess it's just too bad
So sad to see it come to this but it was inevitable
When things like this occur every decision is regrettable
A lamentable tale of another nobody born human and raised robot
Antennas up, TV tuners ready, deficient of the human nature that we've all forgot
Plot thickens as time passes but it'll circle back again
They pull us from the fallen and tear us from our friends
Heave us into the "real world" way to young, way too dumb,
While we're overrun by the corporations and their products soon to come
Catch it now in a theatre near you
It's this movie called "Life" and I heard it's true
But that could be just a rumor if you ask me
But I guess I'll just have to wait and see
This screen is burning my retinas black
Sucking color from eyes and I want it back
I feel drained, pained, and strained
Self-contained
But even worse,
It's like this curse
That's placed me here upon this earth
Worthless they say, that's my life's value to them
I'm not their sparkling diamond or their pretty little gem
I'm the sandstone, the granite
Or something from another planet
But I find comfort every night knowing that I am safe
Though the universe would take millions of years the human race
Will kill me with haste
Are we misplaced or is it just fate?

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