this poem i also wrote after my break up ... i still feel lost but it helps to put it down on paper ... i hope someone can give me some feeedback on this, i know its not perfect.


I’ve felt so alone, for so long of a time,
Like a man marooned on his own lost island of fear.
In that time, I of all people should know,
What lies behind my deep eyes?
I hear you ask “why do they glisten with such purpose?”
All that i can answer is “not of joy”
But more of wonder,
Wonder of who i am.
I can tell you that i know i have love in me,
Compassion and somewhere joy,
And long to see what else.


But i stand here before you, less than a shadow of a man,
For i have, no perception of myself to compare to,
With the feeling of lost etched into those eyes.
But i make this pledge,
That i will be a symbol of strength,,
Like a lone wolf, silhouetted in the nights sky.
For i am a warrior, who no longer fears himself,
A warrior of peace, and protector from fear,
Who will make peace with himself,
And will be protected by his shield on his voyage,
For deeper down inside my soul,
Lurks my true identity,
Which shall be released from its shackles,
Chains and prison i have chosen to keep it,
Unable to share it with this harsh world.


I need to call upon my warrior spirit to help me find what i am,
And protect me from fear along the way.
I still myself do not know what lies beneath,
But i am no longer afraid to search,
What i have found so far gives me hope and pride,
Hope that i will become what i should be,
A man.