A Small Replacement Theory

Halfway between critter and contraption
Prosthesis lives a life of its own
Behaving like a body in action
Implanted and then let alone.

Dislike or not, they abide.
This leaves no reason to discuss:
We are surrounded from inside
They grow the pristine part of us.

Time’s on their side, you came
Too early, sonny: lame
Deaf, blind, their antonym
Dying out on a limb.

February 25, 2024