I Am

I am etc in a cloud of sharp strokes

Blurred in unimportance

lost in transition.

I am alone, pretending I’m not

Hesitantly using we

knowing it’s really you

and me.

I am mask behind a mask

... behind a mask.

The deeper the uglier,

with no core to show for

I am...

a heartbreak waiting to happen

Clinging onto fresh pain

and creating, when it gets rancid

I am a forgiver and forgetter

Because I really don’t give a damn

... selfish as I am.

I am, I am, I am

And one day, it can be said

that I am not.

You hold your breath,

I let mine out.