I Am Who You See

I am who you see, With nothing hidden beneath the surface Simply a shell Of a man, Empty from the inside out.

Those who see my actions Say praises of what I do, But they cannot see the emptiness That fills me. Shadows and shades Of a disturbing grey.

I am a man, Nothing more And nothing less. A simple device that strives For the nothingness To find its fill Of something worth the strife The grief, And sleepless nights.

My mind no longer wanders, Dreams of black Where color and visions one dwelled. I am the shell, not the man You once knew for so long.

Here today I stand amongst you, Aspirated from the loneliness To which is all I know now. I am who you see, Bonded to this empty void.