By Mad Cow
Cassie's 'I am'
I am a killer who feels pity for those she killed.
I wonder if this killing will ever end.
I hear the cries of the victims I took every waking moment.
I see myself killing them, over and over again.
I want to just be myself, not a killer, again.
I am a killer who feels pity for those she killed.
I pretend I am normal, but inside, I am not.
I feel tortured by all those crying souls.
I reach out in my dreams for the dead or dying.
I worry I will always feel hate.
I cry for lost souls.
I am a killer who feels pity for those she killed.
I understand that good will come from evil, but I don't like it.
I say, "I'll go," but inside, I don't want to.
I dream that suddenly, I am not the killer but the killed, and it feels better that way.
I try to imagine a world without death, but I fail.
I hope this killing will end, but I know it won't.
I am a killer who feels pity for those she killed.
Jake's 'I am'
I am the kid with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
I wonder why I was placed with this responsibility.
I hear in my nightmares, the screams of my dying friends as I fail them.
I see their pain.
I want for this war to be over so I can return to being normal.
I am the kid with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
I pretend everything is normal, but I know it's not.
I feel the pain of the people I failed to save.
I reach out, trying to burden their pain.
I worry this next battle will be my last, or the last of a friend.
I cry for everyone I could have saved, but didn't.
I am the kid with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
I understand that I cannot save everyone, but I try anyway.
I say, 'Be careful, I don't want you to get hurt' to my friends, fearing that they will die.
I dream of a world without this pointless war.
I try to make that dream come true.
I hope we will win.
I am the kid with the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Rachel's 'I am'
I am a deadly warrior, stopping at nothing to win.
I wonder why this wild beast inside of me is there.
I hear myself in dreams roaring over the cowering bodies of my enemies.
I see their fear.
I want this war to continue forever, so I can continue fighting.
I am a deadly warrior, stopping at nothing to win.
I pretend that my victims don't have feelings or lives, but I know they do.
I feel their fear, and then I forget about their feelings.
I reach new adrenaline highs, craving more and more, each time.
I worry I am becoming a killer, but then my worries grow larger when I realize I AM!
I cry for those who cannot kill, yet wanting to be them at the same time.
I am a deadly warrior, stopping at nothing to win.
I understand that I have a need for a good fight.
I say, 'Let's do it!'.
I dream of at time when I no longer feel a need to kill.
I try to make that a reality, but I always fail.
I hope that I can control my anger someday, but I know I never will.
I am a deadly warrior, stopping at nothing to win.
Tobias' 'I am'
I am not all human, yet not all hawk either.
I wonder if I will ever completely be either one.
I hear what no human can hear, and
I see what no human can see.
I want to find my place in this strange world.
I am not all human, yet not all hawk either.
I pretend I am all human, yet not for more than two hours a time.
I feel Rachel's frustration about our 'relationship', because it mirrors my own.
I reach to try to lessen the pain I know she feels, even if she doesn't show it.
I worry that in this battle I might lose her for real.
I cry inside, never letting my pain show.
I am not all human, yet not all hawk either.
I understand that I will never be fully hawk, but I don't like it.
I say that it doesn't matter what tomorrow brings, but I really do care.
I dream of being completely human, sleeping in a bed, eating normal food.
I try not to dwell on that image too much, knowing it will only bring up the topic of whether to remain hawk or trap myself as human.
I hope someday I will be at peace with my odd predicament, knowing I never will.
I am not all human, yet not all hawk either.
Ax's 'I am'
I am a young Andalite, cowering in his brother's great shadow.
I wonder if my people will ever come for me.
I hear their disappointment at my breaking the law of Seerow's Kindness.
I see myself being descraced.
I want to be a great hero, but I know that'll never happen.
I am a young Andalite, cowering in his brothers great shadow.
I pretend that I can tell all my secrets to the humans, but I know it will cause trouble later on.
I feel the disappointment my father has for me.
I reach out to my friends, listening to their problems, but never saying mine.
I worry that I will never avenge Elfangor's death.
I cry for myself, wanting to be back on the homeworld.
I am a young Andalite, cowering in his brothers great shadow.
I understand how many laws I have broken in my time on Earth.
I say it doesn't matter, but it really does.
I dream of a world where I am accepted.
I try to keep nothing from my human friends, wanting them to trust me.
I hope everything will turn out okay.
I am a young Andalite, cowering in his brothers great shadow.
Marco's 'I am'
I am a scared guy, hiding behind the safety of jokes.
I wonder if anyone else knows of my fear.
I hear them laughing at me in my mind.
I see my perfect cover melting away, and I don't like it.
I want for people to see me as someone with no problems, but I do have them.
I am a scared guy, hiding behind the safety of jokes.
I pretend I have no cares, but really, I do.
I feel my mom's pain every time I think of her.
I reach out to try and save her, but I always fail.
I worry that I will kill her, and I hope that day never comes.
I cry for her every night, wishing things were normal again.
I am a scared guy, hiding behind the safety of jokes.
I understand that I will never free her, and I hate it.
I say, 'You can choose how your life goes,' and I believe it.
I dream that my mom is free, but it'll never happen.
I try to free her, but I fail every single time, and it saddens me.
I hope the yeerk doesn't torture her.
I am a scared guy, hiding behind the safety of jokes.