Monday, July 24

Being Us

Being You

he hated people.

they came at him from all sides.
beseiged his being with the consciousness
of one who has to belong.

he was taller than them.
he would always be.
he could read their minds too
and they thought they could read his!

he was already where fools fear to tread.
since there are no angels ...


Being Me

blood running thick by the side of a still green pond

mud flecked dull green rushes
knocking together, confused

he was glad he couldn't see them anymore
those devilish smiles which always looked the same

chiselled out of a need to be
who they had to be

all they knew to be
just like you and me


so like you and me

its who you wanted to be

and was it you I wanted to be

and you me?

16 comments:

Prerona said...

i like ...

... said...

Interesting weave of personalities and perspectives going their own way.

mermaid said...

Uncanny, Inks. It's damn hard to separate the two beings, and take the responsibility for your own stuff. What's his, what's mine? Yikes!!!

Inkblot said...

prerona: glad u do...:)

doc: yes -their own way- if only they knew what that was.

mermaid: yikes sort of sums it up!

Russell CJ Duffy said...

cryptic.

che sara sara said...

hmm...u kept me thinking for a while

Anand said...

Its interesting the way u have spun two personalities together...guess its ultimately all about finding your identity..what each individual really is?!

limeywesty said...

You have a wandering mind, but not wandering enough t take of you off topic. You've awakened the dark side of you, a thing I haven't managed to do yet... as I'm always happy. The only time my dark side appears is when i write... but even so...

Inkblot said...

cj: its how I like it

sophie: a -ha!

anand: thats an interesting perspective..its who you WANT to be that's tricky

emily west: welcome and keep the dark side at bay as long as you can :)

aria said...

Aren't we all .. kept alive by the bits and pieces of others ..

Dreamy Eyed Gal said...

hmmm...thought provoking one...nice work

Inkblot said...

aria: wow. now you should write about THAT

dreamy eyed gal: thanks :)

Blue Athena said...

Hmm. Duality? Conflict? :)

Aradhita said...

Oh this was nice..but leaves me wondering what it really is 'being you'...now thats the real mystery...

Inkblot said...

jon cox : thank you


blue athena: ALWAYS


aradhita: wish I knew. lol

no name said...

That seems to have mystical connotations...

:)