What am I It shrouds every thought Darkens the every region It flows forth with unforgiving menace And devours the mind Like a raging fire would a tattered cloth Guilt is the darkness Guilt shrouds your thoughts Like the clouds do the sun And Shame is the fire The fire that burns and tatters your mind Like salt to the open wound But from the darkness emerges light For it is guilt that makes us human And shame that anchors us to our morals But what if I am not influenced by guilt Or anchored shame I do not need ethics or rely on morals I invest in myself And Veil my mind from the guilt and shame Then tell me What am I