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I Am You

 

He is a spirit that’s guided by the

 

light followed by angels in flight.

 

Born in a world of many to learn and

 

where disobedience can mean burn.

 

Who am I?

 

 

Bound by cosmic force and

 

where love ends in divorce.

 

A mediator within society that

 

fills gaps other wise void.

 

 

Who am I?

 

 

I am a challenged child where the

 

new clashes with the old.

 

In a society where the young must

 

not be timid but, bold.

 

 

Who am I?

 

 

I am a thought within the mind.

 

I am hated and discriminated against.

 

I’m the boy with his back up

 

against the racial fence.

 

 

Who am I?

I am lost within a river of tears and

 

consumed by anger

 

for so many years.

 

I have been physically,

 

mentally battered and abused.

 

Left with the ultimate

 

feeling of being used.

 

 

Who am I?

 

 

I am a statement that is true.

 

This is my story.

 

I am you!

 

Copyright © 2008 David Burton