--- title: The Beast Within date: 2008-03-18T11:20:41Z modified: 2008-03-18T11:20:41Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/the-beast-within/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 168 categories: - Life Poems author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2008-03-18T11:20:41Z tags: - Life Poems --- sitting in the corner of the park with the dark skies near the horizon i was waiting for the torrential downpour i waited patiently for the dark clouds to open up and drive away my other self i am a sinner i am a saint i am the killer i am the victim i am good i am bad i am one i am two happy and cheerful best performances day in and day out i am the darling [star](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/stars-dark.md) everyone envied sad and woeful jealously and hatred hidden from public view fully aware to all i am the [devil](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/devils-workshop.md) plotting yet another downfall changing lives changing fortunes unwilling to accept i live a king’s life in the kingdom where light is scared to come in i am the alterego, everyone despises i am the [faces of many](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/i-have-many-faces.md) dreams i am the perpetrator of many crimes I am The Beast Within (all) ————————————————————— note: you might have to read it once or twice to get the proper [meaning](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/life-still-has-a-meaning.md). some lines will not make any sense at first, read it again and it wll be clear 😉