I am not there anymore
if it's not the heretofore, I couldn't say remotely
Wither I went I don't recall
left no writing on the wall
wasn't hardly there at all, but then, I wouldn't quote me
When it was is long away
I was there, but what the hey!
wasn't quick enough to say, I saw the moment shape me
First I wasn't, then I came
after that, I had a name
If you were me, you'd be the same. Whens and Wheres escape me
What to do with Where or When
wondered once, but that was then
won't be doing that again, couldn't if you made me
What I used to be as well
since I came, I cannot tell
Used-to-be's on which I dwell have never, ever stayed me
Who I am became a thought
out of what-not on the spot
but how I came to be from naught, I forgot to notice
At the time I didn't care
I was wholly unaware
it was neither here nor there. Haven't got the slightest
How then to convey to you
an answer to the question "who?"
You would have to be me too, and then, like me, forget it
Whence I'm from and wither I went
when it was and what it meant
wants to be a past event. If I were you, I'd let it
Whence and whither can't explain
where and when are asked in vain
used-to-be's are not germane, at least, it doesn't strike me
Long as wherewithal is none
being me is never done
I amn't really anyone. There's really no one like me
Copyright 2008, Lyric-Dragon
1 comment:
Dearest (nephew) No One, I love what you write, especially the one you call No One. To me you are Some One. Perhaps you want to be the No One you say you are. It helps to leave a window open, an escape hatch if you have no name. You have a cousin who chose to abandon her birth name and become a "Onename". I doubt that it helps her. For she has failed to open the window. Regardless, dear one, NO Name, you are loved by this aunt. I treasure each word you write. I long to read more. Do not forget that this aunt loves the you. I treasure our late night talks from years ago. I wish you were not so far away. I have an extra bedroom and invite you to visit here anytime. Remember I am now near the Pittsburgh airport. Sending you cyber hugs...
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