Poetry And Power

"You Are My Nightmare"
By Michael Knapp

Dreams that call me like a failing machine
In isolation
'what a sight to be seen'

All the wires
have been pulled from the wall
I feel helpless
and I fell nothing at all

You are my nightmare
and I dream of the pain
IÕve failed the testing
my circuits are all drained

You are my nightmare
and I dream of wires
The switch is broken
so, who are the liars?

This 'wreckage' in the corner
I fail to see
No mirrors here to reflect my image back to me

In here I call out for help
but only rumours reply;
How 'I tried to be human',
and 'one time I almost cried'

You are my nightmare
and I dream of the pain
I've failed the testing
my circuits are all drained

You are my nightmare
and I dream of wires
The switch is broken
so, who are the liars?


Written by Michael Knapp of Columbus, Ohio, USA
Submitted 14 July 1999
© 12 July 1999