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Roads unkept to cover the tracks of those who lied, I find myself arriving to endless chatter while the mechanical flies buzz in annoyance, those tungsten smiles like Stalin's First, I feel no warmth but only the incongruous stare.

Stop - Start the sounds of gears grinding across the room as the Wise walk through the door, I watch all the animals write down the Wise - they can not tell their own lies, I lift my hand in question, maybe to gain more knowledge or to point out that I am different?

I see no further than the back of my eyelids, I fight against all odds but come second to none, with the jets screaming in the background as the machines say goodbye; theres no way to call for help, if any at all?

With the hot air flush against my skin, sweat drops from my forehead... I am still human after all.

I watch them converse in conversation unable to read their thin lips, frustration creeps up on me, as every now and then I catch a dreadful stare.

My arms start to tingle as the blood struggles to find its way through my veins, the buzz of the flies start to become a permanent fixture in my sub-conscious.

Questions of fear are my devil, wondering what those needles are injecting into my body, green turn my veins as the thick liquid explores my inner being, I feel every inch it moves and hear the cries as it lays war upon my body, black, and more of it as I start to fade into unconsciousness.

I awake to find my mind intact, I open my eyes to see nothing but barren land as dust is swept up by the wind, , my mouth dry I am unable to swallow, it begs me for water... nothing but sand, I look down at my feet in horror as I realise transformation is slowly taking place - I am human, but not by the end of today.

My walk lasts for only a moment as I collapse to meet the fine red sand, my eyes readjust to find I am not alone nor am I on the fine red sand but on grass with life, they lift me to my feet, I can only stare unable to say a word. They urge me on to a lake with clear blue water, I am greedy and my gulps are large and messy, I don't care, but I am grateful for them helping me... their eyes never leave me, they watch my every move and smile as I take in more and more of what I think is water.

I hear a voice in the distance, calling out my name.

I wake up to find I am still on the cold steal table, with the buzz of the mechanical flies in my head, only now I am strapped down from my head to my legs, my whole body tingles with the lack of blood, their tungsten smiles are a permanent fixture as I realise what they are.

Human, weak, emotions, free thought? Lies!

My minds starts to lose its grip on reality - if there was any to begin with? I watch as they open my chest and take a look inside - Strange that I feel no pain - they share a joke at my astonishment.

I feel them inside my chest pulling, cutting... and fixing?

I want to lift my head to see what I look like but the straps so tight its pointless to even try.

They close me up and move towards my head I feel the scalpel run across my head - again no pain - I feel them pull something out... I stare in disbelief.

I start to cry, or I think I do, I feel no tears, but for the first time I do feel pain only its not physical its a common notion, I am heart sore at the fact I am no longer human, but a non entity such as them... I cant seem to remember who I am, where I came from, I have no memories.

Was I ever alive to begin with? Was I even here? Why are there so many blanks?

Why are there so many questions? I slowly bring down my hand as the Wise take note of my questions, they smile and tell me "The roads are unkept to cover the tracks of those who lied"

Did I lie? Are they protecting me?