The Stranger Within (standard:poetry, 327 words)
Author: David Anthony	Added: Sep 26 2000	Views/Reads: 3668/1975	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A poem about the inner person beneath our social facades and it's struggle to be known as it really is...

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hard to break 

Impossible to resist 

The ultimate addiciton. 

And yet, when I see the happiness 

around me, near and far 

I know I must make the decision 

to rally and fight. 

No one can battle in my place 

Face my ultimate enemy, 

that which is me. 

I want to flee, but I cannot escape myself. 

I will begin the fight now 

confront my deepest, darkest fears. 

The time for them is long past, 

I am not a child--I am a man! 

The conflict is fierce 

The enemy infinite 

But I cannot quit--I am locked in. 

I have so much to gain and nothing to go back to. 

When the smoke clears, I see 

The party plays on 

The music blares 

and I am the guest of honor. 

The enemy was illusion, too. 

Much to see, little substance through. 

I have learned nothing is impossible 

...if I try. 


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