The Understudy

Identity versus image and the symbol of it all in literary scores
I am made of layers aiming to disclose
As I make myself vulnerable in the cipher of metaphors
I become someone everyone and yet no one really knows

Am I made of tragedies relative to the sentiments
As we parade our scars in the culture as if massacres are fingerprints
When in truth it goes much deeper in the character beyond what you see
Suffering is just one element in the making but affliction isn’t by definition, me

Healing informs perspectives in the ultimate end of what is left
When impenitence is brought to justice and I’m reimbursed for all the theft
My resolve is all I have to keep my character in tact
Building momentum as I follow the call to make an impact

Gifted as I am, I am driven to share
Yet not for my own sense of glory
Love is my legacy and my purpose to reveal how much I truly care
Yet I am just a character in the Author of my faith’s story…