what terrifies me
is how those titan machines don't know when they're hurting you
nor do they care
as they grind your flesh into paste under sturdy rubber wheels
they don't hear you screaming in pain
they don't see the blood splatters
they don't feel your writhing
even when it finally ceases under their feet
but i shouldn't be so scared of them
after all, i would rather meet with that mechanized indifference
than to look into the face of someone who grinds me into a pulp
knowing they won't listen