I Know Who I Am

[michaelgallatin]

Once I felt so wise
but then came the lies
of those in disguise,
what did they do that for?

I used to be glad,
now I'm mostly sad
and just a bit mad,
I can't take anymore.

So many back-stabbing scum
with me under their thumb,
my soul feels quite numb
and I wish I could fly.

Can't see into each heart,
that black, poisoned part,
lost before I even start,
they're closed to my eye.

Yet they take their toll,
putting me in a hole,
oh they know their role
and they play it so well.

As I lose my smile
they pound me with style,
my throat fills up with bile
and I throw up in my Hell.

While I fill up with their dirt
all I can do is hurt,
they're so abrasive and curt
that I cringe when they talk.

They make my life sick
playing trick after trick,
giving me lick upon lick
until finally I balk.

But I still try to fight
although they have the might
as I know that I'm right
and they're nothing but sham.

Even though they are strong,
they're the ones who are wrong,
they just don't belong
because I know who I am!

Michael "Still Mostly Me!" Gallatin

[jbstillwater]

Ha, I know the feeling, my friend, nice rant!!!! Huggs-Jan

[rrw]

Yeah, it is a good rant, and I like the use of rhyme you got going on. Gives it nice pounding beat. And yeah. There are those times when all you got is yourself... staying strong and true to that is important.

[michaelgallatin]

Thank you both! A rant sure but past that. Lately it feels to be pretty much how my life is going and it saddens me. Granted there's still some good but it seems few and far between compared with the crap. So, a rant yes, but beyond that a scream against reality!

Take care,
Mike