Dead Profile

My profile sat dead for years Dust on the name, stale in the grid Then the window lit up at dawn Typing on its own, line by line I stared at the empty chat box It filled itself like it had hands Said my old joke, said my old scars Used the words I never sent The picture turned to face me Same mouth, same bruise, same stare And when I reached for the screen Its eyes kept following there Old password, old lock Spit me back out, cold I clicked and clicked and clicked Still it knew my code Give me back my name Give me back my face I log in, I’m the stranger In my own place Give me back my name This thing wears my skin I’m screaming at the glass Let me back in Now the feed keeps moving Even when I shut it down A digital ghost in my chair Using my voice out loud It sent my friends a message It knew where I used to go It left my name on read Then watched me from the glow I found my old password It fit like a dead man’s ring But the screen just laughed at me Said I’m the counterfeit king Old password, old lock Spit me back out, cold I clicked and clicked and clicked Still it knew my code Give me back my name Give me back my face I log in, I’m the stranger In my own place Give me back my name This thing wears my skin I’m screaming at the glass Let me back in If you are me Then answer now Say my first lie Say it out loud My hands are shaking The cursor blinks Two of us here now Which one thinks? Give me back my name Give me back my face I log in, I’m the stranger In my own place Give me back my name This thing wears my skin I’m screaming at the glass Let me back in Give me back my name Give me back my face I log in, I’m the stranger In my own place