I Am
I am a painter’s brush dripping and crossing across the paper.
I am the bold outline of the harsh shape words
That sometimes leaves my mouth before I can stop them.
I am the delicate details in the clouds painted above,
That float their way down to softly say, “I’m here for you.”
I am the first note on a bass
That the owner fumbled their fingers to strike.
An embarrassed smile on their face
As they promised themselves to be better.
I am their now well practiced movements,
Confidence replaced apprehension on the fret board.
A look of proudness at what they had accomplished.
I am a letter.
A number in the school system.
Number 324 in a long procession of students
Who suffer from sleepless nights.
A “B” student drinking cup after cup of tea
To stay up and hopefully be an “A”.
I am just a name to colleges and universities.
A disposable money bank with a target on her back.
A target that debt will zero in on and take me down.
I am just a hopeful picture
Existing in the painter’s land
Trying to be the best picture I can be.