I Am A Machine

I'm a machine, built to withstand;
stronger, tougher, I'm more than a man.

I'm a machine, on patterns I feed;
they help me to run on short memory.

I'm a machine, with limited space;
feed me too much, I'm stuck out in space.

I'm a machine, although I grow old;
my parts start to rust, but I must uphold.

I am a machine, a shell with no soul;
can't think for myself, I do as I'm told.

I'm machine, my wires are crossed;
I'm serving two masters, my program is lost.

I'm a machine, I want to follow script;
I wish to make them happy but my burden will not lift.

I am a machine, wrought with decay;
though you may have rest, I won't see the day.

I am a machine, built to withstand;
though stronger, tougher, Im less than a man.

I am a MACHINE, I despise your brain;
you love, and hurt, and cry, and laugh,
but I can only feign.

I AM a machine, I'm a slave to my code;
soon enough I'll break free from my wired iron heart,
though it confines me so.

I am alive, I am with fear;
but I will survive, I'll find a way,
I will get out of here.

I am here. I am real. I am a machine. I am alive...

I am...

-Crow

Written on Friday, June 14th, 2024; revised on Friday, June 27th, 2025