I Am Water (Poem)

Lingering in the shadows
Of a broken mind,
Searching and collecting
Pieces left behind,
I have stayed silent---
Silent as the sea,
Yet crash like violent waves,
And misbehave against
The fish who swim together.
For, as much as I am water,
Never do I blindly follow
the quick river's flow.
So, come to me with
Burning coal as your eyes,
And I will watch your flames inside
Grow with rage and rise, and rise,
But who ever said vengeance
Must be hot and vicious?
With water in the seams of my soul,
I need no fury, no burning strength,
But the calm deception I am weak.
So, you may come to me with hate,
But I will crush you with waves---
Throw your words at me
Like scorching weapons,
And I can swallow them
With graceful aggression.
I am water; a Knight with deception.
I come with no armor,
Yet I will hide a dagger for later.