Shattered CD

Why would somebody even try

to listen

to a shattered CD,

with broken headphones,

and a dead machine?

Why would somebody even try

to read

through a ripped up book,

in a burnt down library,

in an empty town?

Why would somebody even try

to love

a messed up girl,

with no emotion,

closed off to the world?

Does it not seem like too much work?

like a hopeless cause?

Just leave them be.

Another copy

in society

could replace them,

giving the same result.

Just leave her be.