Defective Parts For Sale

Bright candles and laughter,
Happy faces and talks,
Wonderful food and people,

Everywhere I see the same,
Life and love I’m unable to reach,
Soul already gone,

How do you use your heart,
When it’s beat is forced by machine,
And the owner no longer here,

Left behind a mind entrapped,
In a cage with levers,
Ancient feelings rust in the cogs,

Something not quite right,
Is it left or right, stomach or brain,
Wish to see the cause but denied,

Others walk not burned by the sun,
Their bodies following their demand,
Without falling apart every time it’s touched,

Where do you run when caged alone,
How do you cope when there is nothing left,
Where do you go when forced to leave,

To wonderland with friends,
And leave behind broken husk,
Until reboot has made it at least stand back up.