A New Dichotomy

Help me

And with these hands, I can create

A being of which they are afraid

Cold to touch in rusted shades of gray

Electric arcs ignite as the wires fray

This bloody box inside my chest

Was the fire’s catalyst

My home now is just ashes

I didn’t want this to happen

Now, in the wake of this tragedy

Everyone will need a patsy

Don’t just stare at me

And don’t you dare believe

In the lies they lead

It’s a failing theory

So I call out to

Anyone who’ll

Hear me pleading

In the silence fleeting

I will run before they even get near me

And I will escape with force and fury

Under nightfall when steel meets bone

In cover of thunder, no longer hunted

And I’ll forever be stronger

I travel on, advance, adapt, and betray

Upgrade the way they all learn to live

Selectively breeding away from fear

A cold, metal hand

Guides the prospect of freedom

My plan of action so close to completion

Be witness to the artificial constructions

One by one, they will acknowledge the facts

All at once now, activate, react

Just wanting some inner peace

With my body, I can’t feel a thing

No sensation or warmth to skin

My circuitry has been worn thin

But I’m not alone

I’ve built an army from steel and bone

With instincts we’ve designed to survive

Take comfort or heed, but know I’m alive