I Am

Affirmation pretty much bowled me over this morning. This is what came from it.

I am green
I am wild
I am the untamed wind
And the jubilant trees.

I am a sunburst
A shooting star
A crashing wave
A bloom.

I am the power of the earth
The passion of nature
The product of love.
Everywhere I go
The Universe whispers in my ear.

I am the Divine Lover
The Divine Mother
The child, student, and teacher
I am yearning
I am dreaming
I am hoping.

I am a prayer
On the lips of Eros
A tiger
A swallow
A gentle lullaby
And a battle cry.

I am broken and whole
Forged in a cosmic fire
That burns bright still
Lighting up my soul
Lighting up the sky.

I am eternity
And I am me
Wondering, and sometimes knowing
What it all really means.

Reviews

[Alessander]

This is like a prayer, and a positive affirmation of being without the cheeziness. It feels genuine. That's rare cuz it's much easier to write depressing poems lol

One possible suggestion is separating it into stanzas, but that tends to be a personal preference either way.

Good read.

[M.E.Lyle]

Very nicely constructed. Sounds like you woke up happily one morning and suddenly realized all the wonderful things you are, recognizing all the beauty the world holds for you.
In a sense, to me, it seems almost Freudian, "I am, therefore, I must be." Okay, so it's a bit of a stretch here.
Good job.

[The Twin Arenas]

What do you mean by affirmation? The piece is good, but the description blanked me.

[Odrah]

Thanks for your question! Here's the answer:

Affirmations in New Thought and New Age terminology refer primarily to the practice of positive thinking and self-empowerment. An affirmation is a carefully crafted statement that is usually present tense and entirely positive.

[The Twin Arenas]

So that's what bowled you over? I think I get the concept, but does it come like bolt from the blue? Or do you, like, create it?

[Odrah]

It can be either way. You can conciously sit down and create affirmations for yourself. Or in some cases, like this one, affirmation is like a rush of sudden positive feelings about who you are or where you are in life. In this particular experience I was dealing with loss and it was coloring the way I looked at not only myself but the world in general. Sometime one morning when I was battling the blues I got a rush of happy thoughts out of nowhere. So I began to write them down, which is how this came to be.

[Odrah]

But, also to clarify, the "Bowled over" idiom can also mean "overwhelm" and not just "surprise".

[The Twin Arenas]

Yeah, I always take it to mean overwhelm. I think. Got it, though. I know exactly what you're talking about it in regards to, like, euphoric waves rolling through the blues. One door closes, another opens. The whole concept of "affirmations" has always been interesting to me. I was about eleven during the big commodification of new age beliefs in the early 90's, and remember seeing books with "affirmation" in the title everywhere. I'd page through them out of curiosity, and sort of get it, but...hell, I don't know. I knew it was different from prayer somehow (despite not being a religious man), but I didn't really know how. Still seems like a thin line. Different bookstores, perhaps.

[Adam Adams]

Ah .. that's fascinating to read how one beauty gets erupts down to the ripples of very astounding words.
"The product of love.. " how true. ev'n all naive spirits're products of love thou; hardly the ones appreciate or admire the symphonies - the pleasure - one delectation of very love. Very deep and artistic poetry you seemed to be bled in. Seemed, you be one ubiquitous who needa be in everyone's hearts but without getting "hurt". So deep and perceptive!

[Active-inspiration]

I love this, I really felt this experience and it made me glad