WHO AM I?

Just doing a little soul searching. Digging for the Authentic Me.

 

 

Do you ever have bankrupt days

And your whole life seems a lie

When you just walk around

And ask everyone you see

Who am I?

Do you know me?

No I mean...

Do you really know me?

Not just the face and body you see

And the clothes I wear on my back

Can you feel it too?

Can you see I'm blue?

And I'm suffering from some lack?

I've come up short today

I seem to have lost my way

And I've forgotten who I am

I feel my music within me stir

Yet it is all just a blur

I hear a distant calling

But I keep stumbling and falling

I'm like a moth drawn to the flame

And I know there is a Universe in my name

I keep plodding along

Following a mysterious song

Hidden deep within my mind

Searching for who I am

And not knowing the me I'll find

But I hope it is someone I'd admire

Someone who would leave behind

Footsteps to follow and words to inspire

Others who may come up short some day

And lose their way

And wonder...Who Am I?

 

Reviews

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Yes, yes, yes! I feel every bit of this most philosophical piece of reflective self-inventory. I think at some point in our lives we all ask the question 'Who am I?' The days in which we don't even know ourselves or our foothold in life. Just walking through time, merely existing with a soul dripping with angst over discovering a purpose that will ultimately define who we are. Nicely done.

[Brianna Brie]

Do you ever have bankrupt days
And your whole life seems a lie
When you just walk around
And ask everyone you see
Who am I?

This is a profound piece that causes one to stop and think. It feels so forlorn and tormented by life yet hoping and wanting more. The rhyme and flow is smooth.

I'm like a moth drawn to the flame
And I know there is a Universe in my name

Love that originality of "universe in my name". Kudos

[dark and twisty]

I ALWAYS feel this way..especially lately...and i've always felt as if there's this gaping chasm between who i am and who i want to be...and i always hope to breach that gap...or for someone to really see me, see all that i am and all that i want to be.....but lately, it always feels impossible, that nobody has time to really truly see each other anymore, that i can never be the sort of person i myself would admire, like you said so very aptly -

Someone who would leave behind
Footsteps to follow and words to inspire
Others who may come up short some day
And lose their way
And wonder...Who Am I?

[poetforlife]

None of us really know each other but this is a great peace that is thought provoking and makes us take a closer look at ourselves. I loved it. Well written.

[Daniel]

This really made me thinking; do people really know who I am?
Good job! I really enjoyed reading this!