Who Was I?

An introspective piece on the act of writing

Black ink flows from nib to parchment

Patterns trail as motion carries the pen

A system of scribbles, words form

Capturing all that can be said

A moment of life and a thought preserved

To be owned, shared, recalled, and forgotten

To be read now, later, and before

To express ones self for all or none

To re-live the self of that moment

... and then we find a page forgotten ...

I look back at the words from my hand, I ask

Who was I?

Familiar words and tempo strike the eye, I ask

Who was I?

My heart pounds from the memories so vivid, and yet I still ask

Who was I?

This person is not the same as I

Spoken in ways I would not echo

With hate, love, light and darkness. I disagree

This person is me? This person is me?

... but I am not this person ...

I am the one who released his hate

I am the one who nourished his heart

I am the one who harnessed his light

and used it to evict his darkness

So no, I am not this person I was

But I know this was my self...

... and now I capture who I am

With these words I write are for all to read

Scribbled to me alone

To read now, then later

and from then, before

My own work, words, and heart

A person I forgot I was

Who was I?

Author's Note

It's been two years since I last wrote and put it out in the world. This is the evenings poem that follows some review of my older works. I have one issue with this piece, but will present to you anyway as an incomplete work! After all, it's the happy little accidents that make a painting special :)

Reviews

[chimetime]

From a general perspective, I think this is flawless. The theme of locking in our identity through time is very well done.

Personally, I would look to reduce the length. However, I am a type of person who loves short, sweet, and strong writing. Nonetheless, I am impressed.

[gorillarock]

Thank you for your kind review! I have only two short pieces for now; Gorgeous Day, and An Exact Truth. I think I get excited to use words, which leads to these longer works lol!

I like this objective you've presented here, and will challenge myself to make my next piece short, sweet, and hopefully strong :)