Have you ever felt,
the cold and lifeless hand of an
infant,
gazed into their unblinking eyes,
and observed the face of death,
when masked in bittersweet innocence?

Have you ever touched your
dreams,
and felt the simplistic joy,
of feeling them become reality,
only to abandon them for reasons you cannot explain?

Have you ever watched your
family,
who once shared the greatest of
loves,
suffer an unforgettable and
unforgivable tragedy,
that will slowly, painfully and
inevitably,
tear them all apart?

Do you know, firsthand,
the evil that resides deep within
the heart of every man,
every woman and every child?
Have you seen its face as it
randomly seeks,
a soul to torment and destroy?

Do you know the darker side of
life,
the one that awakens you,
in the still of the night,
crying to the unknowable God's,
"save me from myself!"?

Does your heart constantly
question,
whether humanity is obtainable,
in a world corrupted with suffering
and where war,
is the favoured solution for peace?

If you really want to know me,
and understand the forces that,
compel me to move on,
then take this pain,
for this is who I am.