I Am

WARNING: References to death, well, kinda. A little exercise I did in my playwriting 101 class; it isn’t exactly too much of a mystery what I’m writing about, but I thought it was neat anyway.

I Am
By Alira Cohen

I am round and orange and, well, not so bright anymore. I was torn away from my brothers … it was so long ago, I can’t remember how long, but they looked just like me, almost. I’m feeling scared that a human will soon undress me of my skin and consume my flesh, but it hasn’t happened yet. I hate it when humans hide me in strange places. I want to go home, but where is home now? If you only knew how much I wish I could sprout wings of my own. I can bounce; I fit comfortably in a human’s hand; I’m always rolling off the table.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Marie]

What an amazing poem! It is a fun write with a great play on words. I love that the poem comes from the 🍊 orange's point of view! Most unusual and delightfully penned, Alira. Great work! Enjoyed reading and thank you for sharing...

[Sharrumkin]

A fun yet rather sad poem.

Sharrumkin

P.S. thanks for reviewing my story.

[Alira]

Thank you for your comment! And also, I was glad to read and review your story. I will definitely leave more reviews on your work once I find the time.

[Sharrumkin]

Finding time is always a problem

[Alira]

i found it.

[Arundass TP]

An anxiety filled poem. Expressed beautully

[Alira]

Thank you!

[Re-Pete]

well you certainly are. you write very well from the gut ... :)

[Alira]

Thanks, man!

[Kim S.]

this is wonderful, enjoyable read

[Alira]

Lol, thanks!

[Robert Haigh]

A fun write. Thank you for the smile! I'll probably feel guilty now, the next time I eat an orange!

[Alira]

lol, thank you! Luckily for him, that particular orange remains uneaten to this day. He’s somewhere on my school’s campus and that’s all I know lmao

[Ashi written tale & poe..]

true fact on you have written the poew i like it :)

[Alira]

Thank you!

[Aura]

I only have one idea of what this could be about... is it about an orange? Round and orange.... peeling of its skin... rolling off the table... um i could be wrong 😅. Still it was a nice piece!

[Alira]

Lmao, thank you! It wasn’t supposed to be a mystery but I felt it was funny without context, given how obvious the item is. The backstory, everyone in my class had to take an item, I took the orange (actually, I’m pretty sure it was a clementine due to its small size). We had the place the items in various locations outside and then eventually we needed to describe them, or have them describe themselves. So I wrote this, lol. Looking back at it, there were some lines I kinda liked so I decided to post it. Definitely a goofier piece. Glad you enjoyed it though!

[Aura]

That sounds fun to be honest!

[Alira]

Yeah, it was a blast! Great class.

[Aura]

That sounds nice!

[_rabbitofhabit (1word)]

"Always rolling off the table." Lol

[Alira]

I remember being so annoyed about how it was rolling and I was like “why not add it” lmao 😂