A Cyborg's Diary Poem by Norah AlMalki

i.

I've never thought of this before…
I've never thought that I would come one day
To doubt their existence;
The flesh and blood stuff are no longer felt.
No longer counted a merit.
The transformation was not sudden though:
The heart caught fire and turned to ashes,
Passion fell over the rocks and broke its neck.
My brain mocked their vulnerability and took over.
Mourning the dead was not allowed,
But living was the forbidden fruit.
I've never said no, never complained,
Or attempted to escape.
I've preserved ME within
The walls of my imprisonment
And never breathed again.

ii.

My titanium-heart never beats,
My titanium-lungs would not breathe,
Would I count so little
‘cause my body isn't brittle,
Would I feel less
‘cause my breaths wouldn't stress
That I'm LIVING?


iii.

Suppose that I was human:
A Jack, a Dave or Truman,
Would this erase the fact
That I'd never be intact?
‘cause if this is be given,
Forever I'd look up to heaven
And pray to be HUMAN.

iv.

Life is so dear
Just watch a flower sear
It'd brace the soil
In a maddening toil
To stay alive.
Oh, what a strife!
Just lose it flower
It isn't power
It's rather a chain
That keeps you in pain
Just be serene,
And you will reign
The sky and land
From where you stand.