who am i?

i am subtle at times,
i am brash at times.
i come invited,
i come unwanted.
i will be celebrated,
i will be grieved.
pray tell me.
who am i?

i am the atom of destruction,
i am the karma of creation.
i have nature's fury,
i have mankind's hate.
i always fight good,
i always win good.
pray tell me.
who am i?

i am a lost memory,
i am wanderer eternal.
i carry a scythe,
i carry a mace.
i find peace,
i find riot.
pray tell me.
who am i?

i am the what,
i am the why.
i am their last resort,
i am their defining sin.
i am the ultimate truth,
i am the final deceit.
pray tell me,
who am i?

i am a mother's wail,
i am a father's tear.
i am a brother's reminiscence,
i am a sister's affection.
i am a wife's futile love,
i am a child's orphanage.
pray tell me,
who am i?

i am the conqueror of all,
i am the judge of all.
i am apocalypse,
i am judgment day.
pray tell me,
who am i?

i...am who i am not,
i...am DEATH!