Androidized Heart
After constant abuse
lashes, floggings,
beatings,
immunity sets in.
Yes, I see you
hitting me
but I can’t feel a thing.
My mind has gone
blank, numb,
dead.
This constant silence in my head
is only broken by
silence itself
and the beating of my heart.
A blow to the face
and I fall to the ground.
But all I hear is a rhythmic beat
within my chest
guarded by a cage.
I see the blood on the floor,
an immense pool that surrounds my
limp body.
And though everything else has
ceased to function,
my heart beats on.
Thum-thum, thum-thum, thum-thum.
No change.
No fear, no excitement,
just thum-thum, thum-thum, thum-thum.
You hover over me
and look me in the eyes,
and spit in my face,
your mucus slimy
inching towards gravity
and you speak.
Your mouth moves
but I hear
Thum-thum, thum-thum, thum-thum.
My insolence is rewarded with
a boot to the face,
a steel-toed boot.
I feel my jaw unhinge
but I can’t find the pain.
All I can find is the
Thum-thum, thum-thum, thum-thum
from my heart.
You leave and slam the door,
every picture falls,
shatters.
Glass sprays across my face,
in my eyes
and blood covers my vision.
But my heart continues to
Thum-thum, thum-thum, thum-thum,
thum-thum, thum-thum, thum-thum,
thum-thum, thum-thum, thum-thum.
Copyright © Hosea Griffith | Year Posted 2012
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