I am...

By: Joe Howard

I AM A LEAF ON A TREE BRANCH
THAT DIES, FALLS, AND BLOWS WITH THE WIND.
LIKE A LOVE GONE BAD
AND A BOY WHO HAS LOST HOPE.

I AM A FLOWER THAT TALKS
TO THE SUN BURNING SO BRIGHT,
AND I SAY,"WHY DO YOU TAUNT ME?
WHY DO YOU TAUNT ME WITH SUCH A BRIGHT LIGHT?"

I AM A "HOPELESS ROMANTIC"
WITH NOTHING, BUT THOUGHTS OF
WHAT I HOPE TO BE LOVE,
AND WHO I HOPED TO SHARE IT WITH.

I AM DEATH AND CORRUPTION
BOTH COMBINED IN MY SOUL
LIKE A BURNING DESIRE
FOR WHAT I CAN'T HAVE.

I AM A TEENAGE SUICIDE
BECAUSE OF A RELATIONSHIP THAT MESSED UP,
LIKE I'M WATCHING TV
AND THE TV GOES FUZZY WITH STATIC.

I AM NOTHING,
NOTHING COMPARED TO THE PAIN I ENDURE,
THE PAIN I ENDURE BECAUSE OF A LOVE GONE BAD,
AND I JUST WANT TO LEAVE THIS WORLD,
AND LEAVE MY SHADOWS BEHIND ME.