Colin Mitchell Williams Poet Free verse

Who Are You ¿

Who Are You ¿


What can you see of you
When everyone around you
Only sees the worst of you

When they are addicted to the weakness
Which plays to their ego

What truth of you
Is shown you

In the guise of love
They drown you

Does their habitual then become you
Does it fit
All that you see is the useless me
The troublesome
And to much trouble to be
You

What else can you see of you
When everyone around you
Only sees the worst of you

They convince you of your ineptitude
A platitude which describes
You
And never looks further into
The you
They have created
The you 
They take for granted

They are too comfortable
With heir impressions
Way too sure of their interpretations
And so self serving in their conclusions
Label you
Lets them use you
And easily
Abuse you
Without a thought or moment of conscience

And the great big wheel
Rolls
To its own great big circle
You listen
You accept
And in the end
Become what they said
Was true of you
And they have the affront to call this
Love

Who’s next in their game of self-embellishment


……………………………………………………………………………….. but


Perhaps 

You would like to see things from a different point of view
See all the love
And all the beauty
I see in you

Perhaps

You would like to see your strength
Your courage

Maybe

You would like to see yourself worthy

Eminently you are

Perhaps 

You would care to see
How I have seen your struggle
With a tender heart
And gentle hands

That others would curl to fists
In the face of their demands

Maybe

All you see of you
Is what they want you to

Maybe

You are far more
So much more
I am sure
That like a wild stallion
They seek to restrain
For the fear of discovering that they
Are less
And you

You are so much more

Perhaps 
Someday

You will see the lies 
For what they are

Perhaps
Someday

You will look at yourself
And see yourself through my eyes
All the love
You really are

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Izzy Gumbo May 15, 2009 at 7:59 AM This is so touching... just beautiful Colin. Thank you also for your kind comments and the visit :) I' ¡m bueno mi amigo, gracias! Gozo el leer de su trabajo también. ;) (don't be impressed, I'm a Babelfish junkie) lol! It's a goal to learn more then one language yes, so I like to experiment with mixing in a poem or two of mine so I can 'learn' and lock that phrase/language into my mind. Via my poems. Hugs! Again, very enjoyable to read you.

Sandra Hudson May 13, 2009 at 6:07 PM This touched me in a way I didn't see coming. Going into my fav's.-AA

Laurie Ginn May 3, 2009 at 6:06 PM You are an amazing talent. I enjoy when you take me on a journey and turn the course mid way to what could be if we master our own course. Great job kid.

Christopher Higgins May 3, 2009 at 2:25 PM Mountain top writing brother....you elevated your heart and pen to another level.....send some of your talent my way.

Charmaine Chircop May 3, 2009 at 12:37 PM this is deep,i like the beggining and then the outturn,and the way you see deep in this persona you care for--this is wonderful and its going in my fav-and now i read it again---charma;-)

Jan Harvey May 3, 2009 at 10:57 AM A balance seen here lets the reader acknowledge the passion that 's expressed. Self-discovery has its' voice, and love (true love) is always easy to recognize. thanks. jan

Christopher Higgins May 3, 2009 at 10:47 AM Wonderful writing with so many layers...you are a talent my friend.. your writing speaks deeply.

Steve Voorhees May 3, 2009 at 10:27 AM Self perception is something that confounds me constantly...It's hard to care about someone so deeply and watch them shapeshift into molds made by passive aggressive relationships...the tendency is to be appeasing to the boundaries set for them and when that relationship ends the boundaries remain permanent somehow A great piece of writing Colin...as always! Right on, Write on!! Steve

Carolyn Devonshire May 3, 2009 at 8:59 AM Wow, Colin! You have hit on a personal concern for me. My brother tries to build me up when he sees my sister putting me down. I wish I could see myself through my brother's eyes, but my sister is the dominant force in our family. Thank God there are people who can see our positive qualities. Truly, we should all see ourselves through the eyes of those who love us. Outstanding poem! Love, CD