I Do Not Know Me Poem by Francis Duggan

I've lived for eleven years with half of a century
And yet I cannot say that I know me
I know I need a huge boost to my self esteem
But to myself I'm a stranger it does seem
Can't say I've ever harmed anyone in any way
Though billions of people of themselves have that to say
With the passing of time I have seen many a change
And even those I see as friends to me at times seem strange
How can I know others if myself I do not know
People to my life they seem to come and go
I feel that to me myself is my greatest foe
And apart from others I do seem to grow
Into my soul I cannot even see
And how can I know others when I do not know me.