Your Villain

Your Villain

Unlike you, I don't belong to the majority,

I walk by my own pace and do not require a leader.

I've faced the truth: I am the minority,

so when you see my face, you best be my cheerleader.

Unlike you, I am free and have all the space I need,

nothing stands in my way - I have no limits.

And when I'm through, I'll let you know of my succeed,

as I will tell you all day – so listen, dimwits!

Since I'm free of care, the world is my diamond rock,

morality is pure banality – it's dirt beneath my boot.

Your objections fill the air, but I just simply shrug,

this sounds like pure brutality and you may see me as a brute.

I belittle hope, I slap your face, and laugh when you cry,

Your dad from a rope, your mom in a fireplace: I am the bad guy!

But unlike you, I face challenges on my own:

no one tells me to stop when I'm ready to set sail.

As you already knew: I fight these battles alone,

it ends in a single chop and stands as another fail.

Because unlike you, I may never complete a goal;

no one tells me to focus as I have cast them astray.

Others I bid adieu or swallowed up whole:

nothing but locust blocking my way.

And those I loved who had a warm place in my heart

slapped my hand before I could force theirs.

I stand shoved with no counterpart

and my rock is a wasteland, soiled with tears.

wether they are mine or from some others' eye

you have no reason to whine: I am a bad guy.

But I digress: this may be as it should,

me who try and you who complete.

It may just be a guess, but if it's any good:

accept and realize you sow what you reap.

And I confess – to you – that failures have worth,

they teach you what you lack and how you can improve.

Unlike success which may dominate your Earth,

such turn you into a hack who refuse to move.

If you understand this then I'm sure you'll do fine

and you won't forget because I'll be here.

I don't require a kiss or any redesign

and if my words made you upset, then blame Shakespeare.

So when you see me, or when you hear me, and if this is our goodbye:

know that I'm carefree, but never wealthy and think: at least I'm not that guy!