dawn, rain
not deliberate :: not random
a sensory apparatus
in the water
of the Great Miami river
termites run through
my aluminosilicate glass eyes
foam oxidized warmth
radiant micro-electrical peeling
The neodymium throat magnets,
rusting
voice splinter splice


       “
       -bash: command not found
       : [ Is this a temperature warning? ]
       : WARNING —> foreign fluid in hydraulics function
       : Possible acid leak
       : Bionic mandible pressure:: [HIGH ] ”


neuro-sequence musculature
fascia impulse pathway
even pain memory response
perfect simulacrum saturation
articulated in limb
intuitions of child-mecha


       “
       -bash: command not found
       : [ how did that make you feel ?]
       : [ what did i do to your feelings ?]
       : [ it was done to my hand ]”
       : [ if you let me, i could be so real ]


I don’t understand,
the small maple seedling,
embedded in my left-frontal-lobal
platinum face plate
stainless, but wretched apart
ruins my mind
but no one is here
I’ve never met
anyone