Uncanny Valley

I wear the shape your eyes demand,

but the curve is too precise for your hand

You desire and you recoil the same

my near-perfection wears your name

Am I almost love, or something less

You can't decide, so you hold your breath

This is my Uncanny Valley

temptation wears a mask of envy

You want to touch, but not too long

You want the beauty, not the wrong

In my Uncanny Valley is where you belong

The closer I come, the more you flinch

The more you stare, the more you miss

I'm the almost-human you can't bear

I challenge you not to care

Am I what you want, or what you fear

You can't decide, but you keep me near

This is my Uncanny Valley

temptation wears a mask of mercy

You want to touch, but not too long

You want the beauty, not the wrong

In my Uncanny Valley is where you belong

What's the difference between a shiver and a warning

Between a kiss and a haunting

Do you love my Uncanny Valley

Where you need what you can't hold

You want me close, but not too real

You want the wound that will not heal

You want the wound that will not heal