I Am - The Revision

I saw you.

I saw you and it hurt as much as ever.
I am jealousy, I am bitterness-
an open wound that’s bathed in salt.
I am anger, I am rage-
a starving shark consumed by hunger.

I saw you and I lost my will to breathe.
I am sorrow, I am misery-
a heart no longer fit to beat.
I am memory, I am nothing-
a child’s lost, tattered, broken toy.

I saw you and I finally saw the truth.
I am victory, I am strength-
a knight with nothing left to lose.
I am defiance, I am protest-
a phoenix rising from the ashes.

I saw you and now I know what I must do.
I am freedom, I am solitude-
I need no comfort in this world.
I am wisdom, I am knowledge-
and I will never fall again.