I Am

I am covered in dust,

And soaked by the rain,

I am swine,

A dead man walking,

And I don't mind

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I am a dancer with four feet,

One right,

And three left,

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I am the stretched canvas,

And the painter in the street,

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I am an anarchist,

And an antichrist,

I am a dangerous man,

And a sheep,

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But I don't mind,

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I am a young man,

With an old soul,

I am a fighter,

Filled with hate,

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I am a lover,

And I am miserable,

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I am the lost wind from the south,

A beggar with no front teeth,

I am the bridge from here to there,

And the fire in the trees,

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I am the homeless and the hopeless,

The heartless and the starving,

I am the left turn,

The right turn,

And the chaos in-between,

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I am the one guiding traffic,

And the blower of the horn,

But I don't mind,

I never do,

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I am a fallen leaf,

And the flower freshly bloomed,

I am a smiling stranger,

And six kinds of insane,

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I am the bringer of light,

And the darkness that follows,

I am the report of a twisted soul,

The words not spoken,

The sounds never heard,

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I am the roar of humanity,

The grey in the morning,

And the warmth high above,

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I am the sharp call of a distant bird,

The listless roll of a steady train,

I am the funk in the gutter,

And the break-beat in your brain,

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I am silk fresh and smooth,

And the stone that cuts your feet,

I am the tar that coats your lungs,

The air that lifts the smoke,

And the spirits seen within,

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I am the clouds that hide the moon,

And the sins of many men,

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I am the river running hopeful to the sea,

And the trash riding swiftly with her,

I am the oil that clogs the bay,

A footprint etched in stone,

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I am man,

And I am God,

I am stardust,

And empty space,

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I am the creator,

And the destroyer,

I am ugly,

And I am beautiful,

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I am terrible,

And I am kind,

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But I do not mind,

I do not mind.