Who am I

Who am I but no-one at all
It seems my greatest fear
Becomes my darkest fall
Because it seems I'm no-one at all

What am I but something small
My life my mind my soul
Means nothing in this world
My silent lips speak nothing at all

Why am I placed in this world
With a billion others, a billion mothers
All sob and wail for sons like me
And they all make just another, son like me

Who am I that you are mindful
What am I that you should care
My existence is trivial and frightful
I am, son of no-one, born nowhere

What is it to be satisfied in this life
If everything fades , if it is all fake?
If I am just another one of you
Then why should I live, for life's sake?

How am I to cope with this life
If existence is just breathing
Yet meaning is found in mere being
Why should I even struggle with strife?

It seems there is no meaning in here
If you are already there
If I can't bring something new
They're better off with you

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

The love of a mother is never to be underestimated. I believe each child is a blessing and a gift. Every life have a purpose. I wanted death years ago. Today I have many that depend on me. There is a plan for us. We must live a life to know what is in the cards for us. I like this poem. Open the doors to many good questions. For every death in war. A mother tear's is falling. A family is suffering. My daughter lost her baby girl of nine years old three years ago. She is my thoughts daily and the mother must find a a way to live with the loss. Thank you for the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Mary Fioratti]

"Life is a long and bitter suicide" - that is true...but life is also... worth.
*Smile*

[Mary Fioratti]

I read your poem several times. Such a real feeling you show in your words. So intelligent managed, at the end of each paragraph. I read and kept thinking... "If I am just another one of you". Yes...each one of us feel this way, in a way or another. Like nothing. Useless. Not important. But we are... just it is okay that we feel this way...sometimes. Good poem. Good and strong insights...
*Mary*

[Vesa Lee]

I have recently been pondering these same questions...fundamental questions we all eventually ask ourselves. You lay them out here clearly and really probe the reader to self-examination.

This quote by Franz List perfectly sums up what I have come to believe on the matter of Life and living:

"Life is a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice."

Great write. You have a voice well attune to truth.