I Am

A short poem on my interpretation and observations of the human psyche.

My smile disappears with quick agility,

The same with which it came on.

I am what you want me to be,

Showing the side I choose, of me.

A myriad of emotions all at once,

expressive, yet withdrawn,

These paths I roam,

Of happiness and grief, becoming a tome.

Some deem me a hypocrite,

others a pleaser,

Yet I have but a simple objective,

To provide a shoulder, a hand to help,

A place to let out your emotional yelps.

To loosen your burden of grief or joy,

I welcome all, no hidden ploy.

My true self, however, from most I conceal,

This, to only a few I choose to reveal.

I am a shape-shifter,

being what you need me to be,

Always by your side,

along with you for the ride.

I am a thinker, next moment a doer,

later still a joker, a light cloud in a grim world.

O Reader! Brand me not a fake just yet,

For I am but a reflection of thee,

For I am but human, a masked being.

Switching masks through all my days,

Till one, I attain my weary eternal rest, all seeing.

Reviews

[Calypso]

I didn't really understand it, but the word choice was nice.