Yours Truly, Dr. Manhattan

Once the world flowed through my veins,
It was easy to love the hand that touched my shoulder,
Every morning I would sigh as I looked in the mirror to watch my face grow older,
I must have worked the numbers wrong,
Never before had a single instant stretched forever long,
The explosion demolished the whole building,
They say it’s a miracle my invincible body came out to survive,
But I’m still not quite sure if my soul remained alive,
Definitions and numbers took over for tears,
As they used me for a weapon to fight their own fears,
Silk lips kissed me through it all,
You wanted to save me,
Eager to please,
But I was infected with the numbness disease,
The more my mind understood, the less my heart felt,
I stood above you, as you knelt,
Begging and screaming for me to try,
I calmly explained, possessing no ability to cry,
You said the words my brain already knew,
I was not enough for you,
The last bond was broken when you slammed the door,
So I retreated up to Mars,
To take time to meditate amongst the stars,
Each time I closed my eyes,
I saw and understood your scars,
Logic measured and scaled my future,
But though it all made perfect sense as far as I could see,
There had never been a greater emptiness welling up in me,
I began to build a better world without a single flaw,
Then I heard your desperate voice call,
I plucked you from the arms of another man and carried you outside of you world,
To the place where I preferred to be alone,
I barely blinked as you spoke to me in a serious tone,
Telling me without my help your world didn’t have a prayer,
You seemed so stung when I asked why I should care,
I gave you all the answers when you touched my face.
And suddenly I saw a scared little girl weeping in your place,
Begging for it not to be true,
Swearing that horrible man couldn’t possibly be a part of you,
As I instructed you to dry your eyes,
My search for a miracle defying logic,
Well, that search was through,
Because that miracle was you,
I knew in that moment that I could never be the one to meet your needs,
You need a man, with a heart that bleeds,
You need a lover, who can enjoy your whispers in the dark,
You need a friend, who can take you in sun-lit walks through the park,
If I ever had a heart to love you,
I had to let you go,
So safely I delivered you to your home below,
My humanity decreases with each passing day,
My mind wanders to eternity and I watch the future flow,
There are few things my mind doesn’t know,
If there is one thing I can’t explain,
One fact that has no reason or rhyme,
It’s that your heart will beat inside of me until the end of time.