Some Dribble

I come without a guarantee  

I know I’m not a robot because,

There is no central processing unit,

My thoughts are independent of others

I feel – knowing hot from cold,

Sometimes I feel pain and my muscles hurt.

I don’t imagine robots feel pain.

I know I’m not a robot because,

I experience feelings . . . .

I have times where I feel happy,

Experiencing joy and sense of freedom,

I know sorrow too . . .

I don’t imagine robots know what sorrow is.

I know I am not a clone because,

No one else looks like me,

No one talks like me,

No one acts how I react,

Or reproclates my sense of dress,

I don’t imagine a clone who mirrors me.

I know I am not a colon because,

If I was I’d get them to do the things I hate,

My editing, accounts and tax forms too,

I have them do my physio,

And balance my diet for me . . .

I don’t imagine a clone would do these things for me.

I think I am human . . .

For I know my thoughts are mine,

I come with personality,

Although some wish I didn’t tease,

I come with a sense of purpose,

Yes, I think I am a human.

I think I am human . . .

For I come with lots of faults,

Nothing seems to come scripted,

At times I experience meltdowns,

It is then I appear irrational,

Yes, I think that makes me human.

But at times I feel confused . . .

Like when people stare at me,

So perhaps I am a work of art,

Or they seem to look through me,

So perhaps I am a plane of glass,

These reactions cause confusion.

But at times I feel confused . . .

When others ask me to perform,

On auto pilot program,

Like a robot who is without thought,

Or behave like other clients,

I am confused neither being a robot or a clone.

You see I like you am a human being,

I think independently and come with a personality,

I feel – happiness and joy, but I know of sorrow too,

I come with sense of purpose, knowing what I do,

I too come with faults and unpredictability,

These are things that assure me, I am a human being.

Yes! I am you’re client but . . .

Different to the one ─ the shift before,

I am an individual with my own personality,

Whether verbal or non-verbal regardless of degree of intellect,

I have my own thought processes,

Yes I am your client but come without a guarantee.

Copyright © Debbie Chilton 2013