We Exist

A brutally honest and pessimistic look at human nature.

Big questions 

Small lives 

Time makes puppets 

Of us all 

I know 

That I do not know 

What it means 

To know 

Thoughts are 

A merry-go-round 

I go for a ride 

Or watch the illuminated 

Plastic horses and swans 

Their hard, lifeless bodies 

Make me 

Feel 

Warm and cozy 

Nostalgic 

I’m a thorn bush 

In a field 

Of soft grass 

A weed 

With pretty flowers 

I write with a knife 

I draw blood to write with 

Rage keeps me young and hard 

Love makes me weak 

Compassion cuts me open 

And invites viruses in 

My lack of  

Humanity 

Makes me 

Human 

Evolution 

Revolution 

We’re running in place 

In front of changing scenery 

Old lies 

Become 

New truths 

The earth is a ball of yarn 

“Make me, O Lord, thy spinning wheel complete” 

I wake into darkness 

There’s light in my dreams 

Please yourself 

And make me happy 

Happiness is emptiness 

We give birth to nothingness 

Blow out the candles 

But make no wishes 

Embrace me 

I’m frozen 

I need you 

Therefore we exist

Reviews

[danielle.]

This is very dark but I did enjoy the flow of your words, none the less.

[Sami Khalil]

Very honest and straightforward. Some of it is a wake-up call. Need is very powerful indeed.

[Sami Khalil]

"Rage keeps me young and hard
Love makes me weak
Compassion cuts me open"

[Sami Khalil]

"Human
Evolution
Revolution
We’re running in place
In front of changing scenery
Old lies
Become
New truths"