Only Human

by Clarissa in the middle of the road, staring at a pretty bird

I don't know who I am

And it bothers me

So I melt symbols with symbols to form

Guesswork that doesn't seem so hollow

I am the inventor of the question mark

And when I tilt my voice upward

You should reply

"I don't know" and then

It will haunt our dreams tonight

Because I am only human

I have named myself in Latin

Or I could be so much more

There are footprints on the moon now

But I don't remember why...

I'm certain to deny it

But I do believe in fairy tales

And everything appears so different

In retrospect, everything turned out right

So it seems

I am the inventor the written word

And the spoken one, too, and they are

Instruments of lies that sing of truth

In a world beyond reality

Because I am only human

And I have graphed myself, mapped myself

Pulled myself apart and

Put myself together

And still, I know that there's something missing

There are tire treads on Mars now

But I don't remember why...

My eyes dot the world

I plant my face upon every creature

And plant the shapes of creatures

Upon the pixilated sky

And I give them names

And numbers, as I force myself asleep

Because I am only human

I have named myself in Latin

Or I could be so much more

There are footprints on the moon now

But I don't remember why...

There are footprints on the moon now

But I don't remember why...