Friedrich Nietzsche

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I am several.
There are crowds in me.
At the table of my soul
sit many,
and I am all of them.

There is an old man,
a child,
a sage,
a fool.

You'll never know
who you're sitting with
or how long you'll stay
with each of me.

But I promise that,
if we sit at the table,
in this sacred ritual

I will give you at least
one of the many that I am,
and I will take the risk
of being together on
the same plane.

First of all, avoid illusions:
I also have a bad side,
a bad side,
which I try to keep imprisoned
and which,
when released,
embarrasses me.

I am not a saint,
nor an example,
unfortunately.

Among so many,
one day I discover myself,
one day I will definitely
be myself.

As has been said:
dare to conquer yourself.

~Friedrich Nietzsche