Identity by Danny Ballan

Author:Danny Ballan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Poetry Collection, Poem Collection, Danny Ballan, Identity Poetry, Humanity Poetry
Publisher: Danny Ballan
Published: 2017-01-05T00:00:00+00:00

Identity

Who am I?

Who are you?

in a world of too many trends

born at the end of spring

growing old in Indian summer

to die just before Christmas—

in a world for one

not for two,

where am I supposed to find me?

how can I ever find you?

A tragedy turns into a charade

a vulgar farce;

laughs here and there

to break the ice

that’s never been broken;

soon silence is heard

in recently crying hearts

tears frozen inside

saved for some nostalgia—

stalactites to look up in place

and remember,

stalagmites to pin you in place

and forget;

so cold it is inside your heart

a long lightless grotto

miraculous but just the same

like in everyone else’s.

Who are you?

Who am I?

The torches we hold

are meant to light the way,

not far before too long

a flame is extinguished

before another is born;

primitive maps are re-drawn

prejudice and the so-called legacy

burned on every page;

our feet have marked the same spots

mistaking enemies for friends—

new foes are born every day

we must take up arms,

our knives must be drawn

in the face of someone.

Building gods and kingdoms

forfeiting thrones

carving revolutions

on human flesh

for reasons and causes

freshly broken out like a plague

or reborn like a storm

leaving life like a game—

too violent for a pastime,

but nothing better to waste the time

over corpses of brothers and sisters—

we have been playing this game forever,

soldiers of God vs. minions of Satan

like a game of chess,

yesterday you were playing black

today is my turn.

Who are you?

Who am I?

we’re torn into this species—

huddling together till dawn

when we see the first light,

we start to waste each other—

we were never meant to be together.

Who are you?

Who am I?

We are gods on our own

and gods were always meant

to be unique, to be almighty,

to be alone.

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