Walking the Pavement

What words are these that we express
What thoughts are these that we provoke
What days are these that we let them pass by
Why, she asked, Why
Where have the people gone
No one is here
Only machines that walk the pavement
They run on command


What ever happened to wonder
Who gazes into the caverns that fill the skies
They billow and rumble
We pay no attention to their pleading cry
Where did our voice run and hide
And why


Will you explore this place with me
Will your eyes widen and here find
What every soul searched for
And no one could find
No.
I walk the pavement.
Was the machine's reply