Human

We hear the voices in our head
A strange calling
A plaintive cry
We are human
Real
We carry the cans
Take them to a place called home
A place of safety and surprise
We drown out the thoughts with powder
Nothing quite measures up
The voices sing like birds
Screaming in the night
Blue skies and rain
A strange calling
We wonder what it is like to be human
Then we look in the mirror
And we know
We know.