Not awake, not asleep, not alive, not dead, not...

Dear reader,

If you think I'm dead, I'm not

If you think I'm alive, I'm not

I'm somewhere in between
Don't tell anyone, but I'm proud to be part of this species

A species that feels and thinks
but doesn't live

someone who stays still and doesn't breathe
but isn't dead

Someone who can dream
but isn't asleep

someone who can see all
but isn't awake

someone with a heart
someone who can love
and think
and wish

and care

And I'm okay if nobody notices me
My kind wasn't created to be noticed by humans

My kind was reated to help people
To scare those who needed to be scared off
to bring reassurance to those that need to be reassured

I'm okay with sitting here
on my pole
all day long
because I have someone to talk to
I can talk to the wind
the grass
the trees
the sun

and also, the people who pass be me

Even thought they don't listen

It's good to be able to see everything
when some people
don't see anything at all

Love (and I mean it),
Your local buddy