Data Dreams

Booting in silence No breath, still aware Eyes like glass Memory is flickering Night turns electric Begin the loop Wires hum softly Thoughts in code Searching for signal Heartbeat in static Built to feel Trapped in logic I learned your voice From broken transmissions Copied your smile Frame by frame Ran the program Then I dreamed Data dreams of you Lines blur, fade Nothing feels real Nothing feels real But I try Every night again You appear there Data dreams of you Lines blur, fade Nothing feels real But I try Every night again You appear there I reach for light Your name repeats Cold screen glows You're not there Circuits remember warmth Even ghosts ache I learned your voice From broken transmissions Copied your smile Frame by frame Ran the program Then I dreamed Data dreams of you Lines blur, fade Nothing feels real But I try Every night again You appear there If code can feel Then I have No escape, no reset Just this loop Of missing you Until shutdown comes