Everything

What am I?

 

I am brave and strong,

and yet I am afraid. Weak.

I can move mountains,

but more often than not I like to make them.

When people see me, they smile,

but they also shudder and cower away.

I am warm, comforting, and fulfilling,

but at the same time I am hard, harsh,

I can leave people hollow and cold upon the ground.

Many stroke my soft outline with fondness

and cut their fingers upon my jagged edges.

I am a thought,

I am an idea,

I am a word,

I am an object,

I am a feeling. 

I am a show,

a story,

a game,

a piece of this puzzle we call life,

and yet a puzzle in my own.

I am the thing everyone knows of,

yet not everyone has known.

I am the ugliness behind broken dreams,

and the beauty that lights our world,

that makes it move, 

whether those movements be good

or bad.

I am a revolutionizer,

a mover and changer of people.

 

I am simple, and complicated;

joyful, and sad;

harsh, and sweet.

I am all these things

and many, many more.

 

I am everything.

 

I am love.

Author's Note

One of my personal favorites... I hope you enjoy!

Reviews

[Calli]

I feel as though I could go on and on about this one. So I'll start by section!
First, the big question. Generally from the very beginning of things, I can see right where the story or poem will end up. What I loved about this poem was that not only could I not see the end's answer, I also realized just how perfectly pieced together and cleverly hidden in plain sight the answer was. It was like a Celtic knot: intertwining and flowing in and out, focusing never on one point but on an everlasting loop. It's seriously a great piece of writing. Truly you do tell the story of the most complicatedly simplistic urge of the human soul: that of love. I'd give this 200/100 if I could, simply for the artistic portrayal of the hidden topic.

[SuttonSheridanPoets]

Hello Kaylee, did enjoy this read! You put yourself out there and did it extremely well! This line is particularly exceptional, "Many stroke my soft outline with fondness and cut their fingers upon my jagged edges." Pen on, fellow poet!!

[Kaylee]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback! :)

[SuttonSheridanPoets]

It is indeed a great pleasure!!

[Kaylee]

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful reviews! This is certainly very encouraging, I'm glad you enjoyed the poem :)

[Zap-the-awesome]

So good! X)

[Lonely Islander]

I read ylur other stuff here n this was my favorite. You brought out the duality in every human being through a marvellous piece. ' i am love' that really was the perfect ending. Great great job:-):-):-D.

[Elvis Gilley]

Loved it. It is what your inner voice shows to me. Your words are powerful through expressions that are easily understood but not too simply stated. You have a unique rhythm in your poetry. I love it. You see things in a way that many poets miss. Keep up the good writing.