Thursday, March 13, 2008

conflict within

what is this emotion
why has it come
what is it about
how long will it stay

what do you want
what are you looking for
where will you lodge
my heart is heavy enough


i want nothing you have
i need something you can't give
i have always been here
unknown under it all


you say you have been here all along
you say i can't give you what you seek
then why didn't i know you
and why are with me


you knew me all along
you didn't know where i came from
i've been here since before you knew me
i'm looking for something more then you


what is more then me
how could i know you and yet you be unknown
the weight in my heart is bad enough
can't you leave me alone


i'm here and you knew how i affected you
you feel the emptiness of my weight
you say there is no more room for me
i am the room in here


you are the room
you are the depth of my soul
you are the weight
you are my curse


must i live with you forever


you were born with me

you might die with me
you lift my weight for a brief moment
but i come back heavier and stronger

who are you

i am the only thing you can't get rid of by yourself

3 comments:

Kevin said...

I really like this Eli. Your poetry is getting a lot more mature and thought out all the time. Keep writing.

Lizzy said...

me gusta mucho. and it didn't hurt this time kid. ;)

Anonymous said...

you leave an essence of dichotomy in your writing. there's an obvious portrayal of good and evil... but not so obvious is your opinion of which one is good and which one is evil.

Mike B (lead guitar for Signature)