"I"

   I. I wake up,

Do I stand?

Do I sleep?



II. I stand on the cliff side,


I look over the edge, beautiful,


Do I jump?


Will I fly?



III. I pick up the ball,


How will I throw it?


Will I do it right?


Will I get him out?



IV. I look in my math book,


Do I need this crap?


Does anyone use this?


I ask my teacher when,


She does not know.



V. Who can I rely on?


People are just stories,


Which story do I like to listen to?


Which morals are for me?



VI. I turn on my television,


Which show shall I watch?


How will it affect me?


When you swim with sharks ...



VII. Who is my mentor?


Do I not talk like the comedian?


Do I not fight like the soldier?


Do I act like the mime?


Do I have an identity or am I a clone?



VIII. What is my purpose?


Am I destine or do I choose?


Do I write my own script?


Who will read it?



IX. Where am I?


Am I on a deserted island?


Am I the only conscious one on a populated one?


The sky is dark, but it does not rain,


What is this place I have lived in all my life?


It is foreign to me.



X. Where did my childhood go?


Did someone steal it?


Did I waste it?


Was one give to me?


How do YOU laugh?


Teach me!



XI. Will I succeed?


I know I can,


Does anyone else know I can?


Who stands in my way?


Shall I slay them or be slain?



XII. Am I awake yet?


Is this a dream?


When will I wake up from this nightmare of confusion?


Whats more, who will wake me?


I am sacred.



XIII. How will I die?



Today?



Tomorrow?



Have I already died?



Who knows me that can keep me alive?



I am alone,



I need to live,



I am not dead,



I am a child ...