Who Am I?
Michael Christopher Darling '01
When once we were, walking together
talking together
but now we are apart,
I sit and think alone and by myself,
watching you from a distance,
and I ponder
letting the thoughts only linger.
We were once together,
"never more"
did that raven doth quote as I read in my books,
I often wonder and take a look
just today I did slay my friend,
his blood staining my hands red,
he was my friend.
I wonder as most do,
I wonder as most seem do not
I wonder what it would be like,
if fate or what it is called that guides our lives,
flowing endless like a spinning knife,
the same knife that killed my friends,
by my hands,
so I run.
I hide and I contain,
all the troubles causing me pain.
the next proper word would be slain,
but slain is not the proper word,
A common thief would more resemble me,
for I have done deeds that I am not proud of,
but many do not let it down.
A catch is what it is,
the same catch that was phrased in the wars.
Some say for a person I am very emotional,
well for a guy,
I really am.
I hide behind others I hide behind things,
I hide behind diamonds and rings.
I kill everybody,
so you say,
I am labeled in every way.
once told of something,
but constantly harassed.
I am what you make me to be am I not,
though my hands might be tainted with blood,
there is reason in my madness.
Though none care to see the pain in the eyes,
if you take a look into my eyes,
you will see,
I wish you to tell me what you see.
I wish you to look at me
I wish you to truly look at me
I often ponder to myself,
rubbing the stained hands of mine through my hair,
often saying life isn't fair.
there is this one question I wonder to myself.
A simple question,
for life is odd at times I ask this,
Who am I?