I am

I am By Erin Goff I am me, myself and I Grammatically I am living, human, and female Scientifically I am a 3.9, a plot point, and a statistic Mathematically I am a guiding hand, a broken heart, and a northern star Metaphorically I am a contradiction Simply I drift through each day just the same like the days between tv episodes like years before the movie sequel like the pages of a novel too boring to be written I am the classic suburban story no one wants to hear I am the girl before the guy I am sanity before its break I am the picture on your wall you don’t remember hanging and pass by without even knowing I’m there I am background music I am almost and so close I am white noise and filler pages I am the name in the credits no one bothers to read I am not the success story I am not the sob story Hell, I’m not a story at all I’m nothing but snarky comments and lame jokes Broken promises and daydreams Lazy and useless Potential without the drive Courage without the challenge I’m the character in the book they cut out for the movie I’m a lost UPS package I’m an unopened letter I’m a shade of grey I’m a puzzle piece with no puzzle I’m a night’s dream that vanishes at sunrise I’m the line in the song that never quite fit I am the face in the hallway without a name I am the girl who is sarcastic but not clever Who is okay at this and pretty good at that But, never great at anything Never the best at anything Never wanted for anything I am the girl who won’t be remembered But, isn’t even worth the time to forget