Busted Heater

don't feel bad
about the cold
that you feel from me.
it's the residue
left over from
years of over use
and lack of care.
the cold is intinct,
the raw instinct
that's now taken over.
don't be foolish enough
to think that i care about you
or even about myself.
this cold heartless shell
was molded by others,
others just like you
who needed me for themselves.
the apathy is just
a side effect.
so embrace it,
taste it,
love it,
cause i'm a heater
that's been broken for years
and i'm too damn poor
to hire a repair man