It Takes Guts

I might have screwed up.  I might have made a lot of mistakes.  I might be using the word might a lot, because I'm afraid to admit that I'm not the great person I thought I was.  But at least I can feel confident in admitting the fact.  It takes guts to admit mistakes.  It takes more guts to admit it to another, and drop yourself at their feet.  Yes, I'm weak right now.  But take that weakness and turn it into more art.  Create to fill the gaps.  And maybe someone will find joy in your creations.  And write lots of poetry.  And weird, short story metaphors.  And then hope someone will read them and maybe like the idea or feeling of them.  And then set them to music.  And then be a closet super-star.  And be awesome.

Here's some stuff, you can read them, or just stop at closet super-star.  ;)


THE GREAT PRETENDER:

Welcome.
Come in.
Inhale your surroundings.
The master of abstract.
I am everything and nothing.
I exist to mimic all of life.
You may know me as the Pretender.
I am the great Immortal

You will never find me.
You will never beat me.
You will never kill me.
Immortal, is I.
And immortal I will stay.

There is an immortal for you.
But you must give away everything.

Immortal is not wanted.
Immortal is my life.

And my life is not wanted.


I AM THE VILLAIN OF THIS STORY:

Come, take a look, and see me for who I truly am.  I am the one who hides inside a shell of all things good.  I am the person I never admit to being.  I am the truest truth of my soul.  I am the villain of this story.  It takes much to admit villainy.  You see, the world teaches us to look for the good in people, but for once I ask you to judge me by all the bad I've done.  My evil is spread far and wide.  Once I let it loose, there is no going back.  I burned all my bridges, hell, I burned everything through and through to the ashes.  I spend my spare time using what's left of my emotions to burn all the good away from me.  The only winner there will ever be is me.  Every failure or setback just becomes another cog in the clock of my master plan.  The only defeat of me, is if I surrender.  Now I ask of you, open your eyes, look for me around you, for I am not in just one, I am in every one.  I ask of you, take one moment to look at the world around you, but this time, search for the villains.  They are there.  The villains lead to the true destiny of each human soul.  One can do much good, but if the villain inside of them is strong, they fade away.  I am the villain of THIS story, but I don't have to be of yours.

~M.B.~