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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Something for the incoherent one...

I know. Been gone for some time. Don't know who or what to blame. Work maybe, or just plain laziness. Anyways, since Incoherent made me feel like I had something upstairs (by her encouraging comments), I'm putting this up especially for her. Oh, and one more thing Incoherent - be sure that the love's mutual. :)

Have you ever felt yourself rebel against someone or something, only to find that that very thing you fought against was actually YOU? That, I have found out is the story of my life. This poem is a personal one, and I just feel like I should share it with you guys, starting with Incoherent. Enjoy...

You and Me.

I tell myself I hate who you are,

That I will never go that far,

That I love my life and liberty;

Yet I see yourself in me:

The life you lived

The day you saw

And so much more.

Is how it was before?

I am tempted to push and fight.

I know my stance; it is my right.

Yet I turn and say to you,

“I hate the things that you do.”

Still I myself must be true –

I am not much different from you

We must learn to take our paths,

Free from hatred, free from fear,

For if you don’t it will tear

You apart;

To the brink of madness bring you near.

Yet I see it is true,

You were me, and I am you.

Now I understand who you are.

You are the wrong that I must right,

The bitterness I must fight,

The hatred I must shun,

The love I must beget.

You are you, I am me,

You were me, I am you.


6 comments:

incoherent said...

YAY! my very own post :)

i no wat u mean abt the hate. its even worse when you know what y truly despise the most, yet find yourself becoming that. and all the way down that "not-a-good-idea" path you're rationalizing all the way using the same lame as excuses you once scoffed at.....ok now i am depressed ha ha

shine said...

glad to have you back. i feel your poem--sometimes we are just looking in to the mirror.

ibiluv said...

..profound..i likey.....

Chari said...

deep...introspective...am impressed

Chris Ogunlowo said...

Poignant.

Queen of My Castle said...

Wow...I am speechless. You most def have a way with words.