Who I Am

I saw a simple man today, who led a simple life
He shared his smile with bright eyes, and hid from me the strife
He knew the darkness as well as I, yet kept it far away
How he managed to face each day was something he would not say
I shared with him the part of me that others do not see
Laying bare my heart and soul, I feared he'd turn away
But the man he knew me well enough, a mirror of his own
"Pretend", he said, "That your heart is really made of stone."
"Nary a hurt will come your way, lest you let it in.
"And then my friend the end is near, this is a cardinal sin."
Perhaps it is pity I should, shine upon this man
But his burden I know and feel.... because he is who I am.


RavenWolf
~2003~



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