Never Trust a Haiku: Never Let Me Go

Our days were numbered,

Hailsham was our holding cell,

A life full of lies.

Childhood creations
Were a soul deposit box,

Though we were clueless.

Silly art classes

Would prove our humanity;

We were just like you.

And the tape would play

In a white hospital room,

Struggling with the thought,

The sun rose and set

As Tommy withered away,

Searching for meaning.

I kept on hoping

Maybe we could have a life-

If we were in love.

I was committed,

My purpose was a dead-end

We tried, for life’s sake.

I cared and cared,

Donation after donation,

Then it became clear-

I’m nothing like you-

Nothing for Madam to say-

She’ll blanche and cower,

Cry because she knows-

Please, baby, baby, baby,

Never let me go.

2013