I Am

I am a statistic on a chart
I wonder if I'll ever have a name
I hear our names listed as numbers on graphs
I see our bodies as lines and dots on the news and in newspapers
I search for my identity through all this confusion
I am a statistic on a chart

I pretend that my existence actually means something
I feel my ultimate goal is to die and finish my part in these charts
I worry that I have no purpose
I cry when I find it to be the truth
I am a statistic on a chart

I understand that these numbers are needed for studies
I say that I am an unwilling participant in this mess
I dream that I will find a purpose
I hope to be something more than a statistic,
But for now I am a statistic on a chart

by freespirit252
posted on 10/12/2009