Who am I?
#3 of Lyrics and writings.
A poem I wrote while reflecting on life, as I often do.
Enjoy.
Who am I but a baby
Who just cries and eats
And keeps you awake
When I should be asleep?
Who am I but a toddler
Who can hardly stand
And proceeds to annoy you
Whenever I can?
Who am I but a child
Who asks for too much
Talks for the world
yet knows not enough?
Who am I but a kid
Always watching TV
or dreaming in colours
wanting something to eat?
Who am I but a teenager
Always alone
Listening to rock
And glued to my phone?
Who am I but an adult
Painted in grey
Just earning enough
to live by the day?
Who am I but an old man
Senile and drunk
face flushed red
and eyelids glued stuck?
Who am I but a headstone
Among hundreds of others
Who's story was like mine
Who ran out of time?
Who am I, I ask on this cool summers night?
Nobody will know until I run out of time.