Who I Am

The Poet: Emotions. Tears and smiles. The love of music and words. The guy who likes the sunrises and romance. He hopes for the best.The Poet's other side is depression and anguish. He is the writer, he is vain and tormented. He must have an audience. He has a deep dark side but struggles to see the good. He is faith and patience. He is torn. He is the guy that hurts when there is a broken heart. He believes in forever. He believes in the soul mate. He is also loneliness.

The Sage: Reason, knowledge, wisdom and intelligence. The realist. He is also the spiritual side of me. The Sage feeds the Poet's faith, but he's also the one that tells the Poet, "I told you so." The Sage isn't always fun. He can be dry and sarcastic. He is not the seat of my arrogance but he is often mistaken for it. The Sage is the professor...and the student. He is curious and has the thirst for knowledge.

The Tyger: As all the personalities, the Tyger has more than one side. The Poet insist I spell Tyger with a "y" like Blake did. The Tyger is of course the ferocious side. If you make me angry enough you will see the Tyger. He cares not about damage done. He lives for today only. He also defends my friends, the Tyger is the warrior, he is anger, and honor. He is my ego. The Tyger can do anything. He is the steel. He is determination. He is also, of course, the lover.

The Fool: Impulse. Mischievous. Lost causes. The Fool isn't just the stupid things I do, those can be attributed to all five, but he does lack reason. Don't underestimate him though. He howls at the moon, but not alone, he howls with the Poet and the Tyger and sometimes the Thief. He is wit and humor. He balances the Sage. He's the drunkard, the clown, the entertainer. He is fun. He is trouble but also relief. He is play and also he is sometimes stupid. He is blind. He is also faith, hard to explain but true. If you have followed me this far then you may know what I mean.

The Thief: Finally, the Thief. There are many sides to this guy. He's the guy who steals my confidence. He is doubt. He is the coward. He is the opposite of faith. They all have a dark side, but he is the dark side. He is mean. He is greed. He is the liar. He is the player. He is lazy. He is jealousy, and petty. He is death.

They are all me. They are all one. They mix and mold and change and are individuals. They are all one person and one personality. They are one character.

This is me. There is more to me but it all fits here somewhere. To know this, to understand it is to know me. If you do know this and understand it then please, please, explain more of it to me because this is the best I can do.