O Captain my Captain

Enough said.

I never understood how adversity

Twists some people into selfishness

For all that I am a creature born of darkness

A warrior with blood tipped blade

Each obstacle I have faced

Has caused me to ache to be better

Stronger

To right the wrongs

For everyone

How can those who have lived through this pain

Not see the beauty in the darkness?

I cannot fathom such cowardice

As those who hate

I am an equation
I am a beat
I am a dying butterfly
I am the sustenance for a child
I am a teacher for the future
I am the ghost of an abused soul
I am love
I am a poem

Trying to be a person