I am ...
I have no true Identity
Ever changing, evolving like time
A facet of eternity
Chosen by the Great I am
I am the hippie lost in a generation of nonbelievers
Deceivers
Truth Seekers
My confidence walks in the room before me, announces my presence
I am a lioness by no other name
Born a Jamaican and that I'll die
Short, Awkward and kind of fat
Socially accepted to be …. just that
I read books like breathing
Never raising my hand in class
Teachers thinking too highly of me
I am a lowly creature
Walked by too many stores just to buy my soul
Wither and bruised it drags on
I have heard
Hips so wide you could carry triplets, they told me
Haven't you lost weight yet
Contacts would look better than glasses
You should show some skin
Words led me down a road seeking self identity
To know one's self is key
To what ?
Survival or Shame?
I have met myself in a dark alley
Crying out in pain
Along with misery I stood
Face covered in scabs of meager
Words that didn't quite describe me but may have
Eyes filled with curiosity
For the world around me
But Anxiety kept me hidden
“Don't ask questions” it said
“They will notice you”
The quiet one, rebellious to the noise
Firm Faith that riddle with a look self-doubt
A nice smile if I would ever open my mouth
Silly with no reason to be serious ...for that long
Crazy is what they tell me
A little different from the rest
A strong thinker
Yet no one sees the bruises to my soul
Angry words hurt more than bullet wounds
A mistake, a surprise child, can never do anything right
My self identity is okay with not being okay
Powerful words leave tears in my bones
Short in height but I am a giant to ants
In truth, I have no true Identity
I am an ever changing, evolving like time
I am but a facet of eternity
Chosen