Who Am I? I Am The Doctor! Poem by Denis Martindale

Who am I! ? I am the Doctor!
Although my face may change,
For Lady Death, I've mocked her,
My fate to rearrange...
A Time Lord rebel from the start,
From Gallifrey was led,
My destiny made me depart,
As I, through time-space, fled...

And thus to planet Earth I came,
Adventures yet unknown,
To help Mankind, that's my first aim
And thus my fame has grown...
I battled on despite the odds,
I yearned to put things right,
I prayed to all men called as Gods
Against the darkest night...

But time and space are fragile things,
The timelines interlock,
More intricate than tiny wings,
Or gears within a clock...
And without friends along the way,
No Time Lord could survive,
Their sacrifices saved the day,
They helped me stay alive...

When I look back and forward, too,
I cherish great and small,
To me, they're like the chosen few,
That's why I've loved them all...
I died that some might live a while,
Sometimes I saw them leave,
Sometimes to share a tear or smile,
Then secretly to grieve...

For loneliness I can't abide,
It haunts me like the grave,
I need companions by my side,
To help me to be brave...
For who has faced my enemies,
Despite each brand new scar,
Or tried to make their plans to cease
On planets near and far?

Decisions come, decisions go,
Yet timelines force my hand,
In ways that only Time Lords know,
Who else could understand?
As the Captain of the Tardis,
Together we're unique,
I am the Doctor, trust in this,
Sometimes that's all I seek...

Time's greatest powers I've possessed,
Yet I maintained control,
For only when each heart is blessed,
Can peace live in one's soul...
That's why I fought all tyranny,
All freedoms to restore,
Condemned the chains of slavery,
Till I could do no more...

So pray for me, as for a friend,
For timelines unexplored,
Creation's start until its end,
Yes, pray for this Time Lord...
The Doctor who would share the light
And seal the cracks I find,
The Doctor who strives day and night
To help and heal Mankind...


Denis Martindale, copyright September 2014.