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Compartment 114
Compartment 114
I Am a Poet

I Am a Poet

A Poem by I Cast a Shadow

It's who I am; not I have become
I was this way since I saw the day
I see the world all in forever deep prints
It moves around me with colors and textures
They're noted as symbols all in my brain
I assign to them emotions and draw from the pain
The pain of toil in a weary world.
Flora and fauna, passion, and a woman.
Experience focused and poorly imitated with words
Of colors and textures making moving pictures in mind
The world comes from me; I create it, you see
Everything that is and all that will be
Until I am nothing but unconscious inanimance 
All dead and not on this plane anymore
Perhaps not anywhere.
But my words will live on as my only testament
What it was to be me if only for an instant
To see the world from these eyes and know me from inside;
But you can't.
You'll interpret it and make it your vision; not mine
My visions are mine and my thoughts are mine too
I find it lonely here, sometimes. . .
Sometimes.
I'll try to share my feelings with you if I can
If you'll permit and accept from my hand.
Some come with laughter and some come with sadness
Others are ponders that in short lead to gladness.
My words are my brains, blood, and tears spilt out.
The only thing I have that I have little doubt.
I am a rose;
A fountain;
A man.
And I am a poet if you understand.

© 2012 I Cast a Shadow


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You are definitely a talented poet. Enjoyed. :)

Posted 11 Years Ago


This was so intriguing. I never lost my imagery while reading this piece. You had me at the first two lines but really caught me at the very last line. It was like I was rereading it all over again! Props!

Posted 11 Years Ago


I Cast a Shadow

11 Years Ago

But "Most Somber Rain" was written in like 10 minutes written outside an old church at night in the .. read more
Tiffany Kelley

11 Years Ago

What is the name of the sonnet? Wow, three years? I posted some works of mine that I wrote at an ext.. read more
I Cast a Shadow

11 Years Ago

I try to revise everything as I find it since I tend to get embarrassed at the original piece but kn.. read more

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Added on November 21, 2012
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Tags: to, be, poet, emotion, empty, perception, man, rose, lonely

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I Cast a Shadow
I Cast a Shadow

Portland, OR



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I read classics, science fiction, philosophy, and very little fantasy. I am inspired by Taoism and other Eastern philosophy, anarchy, new concepts, my ancestry, my muse, her family, my own family, .. more..

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