If I were a robot

If I were a robot

I would touch your hair

Gently and touch your face

And  look at you with love

If I were a robot

There would be no doubt of my sincerety

My commitment

My devotion

As I am but a man

Held together by what is left of my organic

And synthetic  components

I do not know what more I can do

To hold us together as I am in pieces

Yearning to comprehend all that I am

All that you are

A connection between mere mortals

If I were a robot

I could find all the answers

Save the day in heroic fashion

Comprehend all the infinite questions

My components are failing

I am not sure which part of me is dying

Yet the pain seems so real

Too deep to compute.

July 4, 2012