polyethylene

am i a person?
am i breathing?
is my chest heaving?
is my soul grieving?

am i a person?
do i deserve love and care?
fingers running through my hair?
someone to hold me near?

or am I a toy?
molded polyethylene?
porcelain and balljoint knees?
repeating lines for times umpteenth?

am i a toy?
aposable for fantasy?
built to play one simple dream?
lacking in complexity?

or am i a demon?
agressive beyond compare?
pestuous, without a care?
always going on a tear?

am i a demon?
pushing just a bit too far?
bending rules and branding scars?
like mine's the one and only heart?

i am a person.
my soul is grieving.
i am a person.
my chest is heaving.
i am a person.
i am breathing.
i am a person.

10/17/24

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