Himself

by Anonymous   Nov 7, 2007


Even as a child he,
Was lonely by himself,
Unsatisfied to play alone,
He needed someone else.

During elementary,
He always sought the rest,
Whenever without company,
Depressed, was he at best.

He learned a lot as he matured,
Through lessons, scrapes and burns,
Yet his this needy trait endured,
His heart would always yearn:

For something, someone, somewhere.
An object beyond his grasp.
And each attempt to cure this pain,
Concludes in tragic vein.

Abridged alleviation is,
What he found in drugs.
But that was just a mere facade,
Shrouding what it was.

When that failed he turned to love,
Or something of the kind.
Using girls to fill his heart,
They couldn't cure his mind.

You'd think a broken heart or two,
might have set him straight.
But no, that's not what happened here,
It magnified his pain.

Confused, he knew he'd never fit,
Into this ugly world.
He'd never find acceptance here,
Using drugs and girls.

But then one day when he woke up,
It came into his mind,
A brand new hope, a brand new thought,
Right then obstructed time.

He now could see what all this time,
Was locked behind a door,
Embedded in his essence and,
Inside his very core.

Behind the door a fire burned,
Blazing bright with glory,
And by that light it was adorned.
His stance on his old worries.

He realized that he had something,
Meant for no one else.
What he had was always there,
Right then he found himself.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Natasha

    I actually am interested in writing a poem like this, like telling the world a bit about ourselves. The emotion embroidered in this piece is really amazing, I bet there is more than 6 emotions went through the mind of this 'Himself' while he's writing this. Well, it is just a guess, do not take it seriously.

    And also, I like the storyline in here. Well-penned! :D

    • 10 years ago

      by Anonymous

      Yes, a plethora of emotions =)

  • 11 years ago

    by Aubrey

    This is really good....:)

  • 14 years ago

    by East Poetry

    I really like this one Ive read the other two before it, and this is the one I want ot comment on. the rhyming pattern jumps off track a bit here and there, but its no big deal. I really like how its starts out sad and ends with such possitivity. I truly believe that one cant love others unless they love themselfs. And you nailed that topic on the head.

    I think you might like a poem I wrote called

    "The Answer" do me a favor and read it and let me know what you think.

  • 16 years ago

    by Meme

    REALLY AMAAZING!!!
    great job 5/5 :)

  • Not much can pull off a long poem, but yours was just amazing.
    It's sad, but it has a lot of feeling.
    Great job!
    5/5

    *Cindy*