Donnie Darko (Poem)

Donnie Darko (2001)

Directed by Richard Kelly

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The universe has a plan,

and I have no say in the way

things play out. One person’s

reality is another person’s

fantasy. You can’t see what

you don’t believe. How different

would we be if our dreams

came true? Would alternative

timelines change my mind

hiding behind manic eyes?

I am not crazy. I am no different

from you. I can’t explain why

I do what I do. I don’t think

I would even if I knew.

If I survived, would others

be alive? The darkness inside

me sheds light on the guilt

that our minds built. I laugh

because I know the world

is ending. Well, at least mine is,

but I’m okay with that. Life will

go on as it should. I wouldn’t

change it if I could. This is how

it must go. I don’t have a choice.

I have seen what’s on the other

side of a fractured mind blurring

the line between fact and fiction.

I know that everything will be okay

even if I don’t see another day.