Twilight Zone Poetry No.1 (The Lonely)

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I pieced this car together, four years of my hard work.

Built it out of old scraps, blood and meteor dust.

There’s nothing left here to keep me sane.

Waiting for that ship to come and take me outta this place.

Trapped on this asteroid, millions of miles away,

Sentenced with fifty years to gaze the stars and count the days.

I see that ship land, feel the rush of blood.

It’s been over three months without one sign of love.

“Allenby!’ I cry out…loud and shrill,

“Allenby, it’s been ages since you’ve landed here!”

“Stay awhile, play a game of chess!”

A hand of poker cards pressed against my beating chest.

A mere quarter hour, they make their quick escape,

Leaving behind fresh supplies and a shiny crate.

Crack open this metal box, unveil the female machine.

Staring at me deeply…blue eyes like an ocean scene.

I ask it what it is, she says that she’s like me.

But she’s nothing but electrodes, wires and circuitry.

A lie to keep me sane, a false entity…

A giant hunk of metal trying it’s best to relate to me.

Dying of loneliness, fighting the urge to love.

The sun is shriveling my brain, I don’t know where to turn.

She calls out to me, they’ve named it Alicia,

She claims to feel emotions, she says, “It’s nice to meet ya”.

She chips cracks in my wall, with every programmed smile.

I let my guard down, we’ll both be here for awhile.

I teach her constellations, my Gynoid companion.

We pass the time here having picnics in the canyon.

Years go by and by, I don’t much care to count.

But soon enough that supply ship will be due for another round.

She programs excitement, she knows it’s Captain Allenby,

But nothing really matters as long as she stays here with me.

Allenby’s ecstatic, he’s jumping over hurdles.

He reaches me with news that I’ve been officially fully pardoned.

I’ve got twenty minutes and only fifteen pounds to carry.

They say I have to leave my girl alone in this prison town.

“I won’t leave without her, she’s more human than you!”

“Just give her one chance to show you what she has to prove!”

She’s on the ground calling out with her metal mouth,

She only says my name, before he goes to shut her down.

It’s over now, and at last I’m free.

Back on earth, but…my mind never came back with me.

I’m lonelier than ever, still imprisoned…a wingless dove.

I’ll never adjust to this life without Alicia’s cold cyborg love.