Who am I ?

Who am I ?

Who am I to live?
A life I don’t have
Who am I to shout?
In a silence night
Who am I to cry?
For something that’s not mine
Who am I to act?
When there’s no proven fact
Who am I to believe?
I have better to give
Who am I to envy?
When I can live simply
Who am I to discriminate?
Someone so perfect
Who am I to judge?
Someone I am not
Who am I to be?
Someone who’s not me

By: Krisna Chatelain

Reviews

[KLH]

very insperational words. such beauty and form. 100%

[SuspectGray]

Who are we indeed....I usually get a glimpse when I read what I have written. What did you see of yourself in this one?

[Krisna Chatelain]

Well I am human first and foremost, and i understand that being human comes with great responsibility and understanding of life on this earth and life as a whole. and at the end of the day, when your life flashes in front of your eyes, I do not believe that we ask ourselves who we are but what have we accomplished that we can depart at peace with. We tend to live the all american dream , thinking that life is owed to us, that we are better than our neighbor, judging and condemning others thinking it is our job to do so. Only to wake up one day and realize it was all a scam. So again, i am just human, i make mistakes but i learn everyday.

[SuspectGray]

I agree...the most difficult thing to be is ...ourselves and in the moment

[Robert]

Krishna,

I like the repetition of the piece and the thought provoking questions you ask. This is free verse in its finest.

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the flow of questions. Life will test us often. Hard to know who we are sometime. I like the poetry that leave the reader with questions. This poem did. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote