Who Am I?

A poem of internal searching...

Who is she?

Who is this girl sitting with pen and paper,

Writing words of her own,

and words of others?

Who is she?

She who spies on conversations,

writes her depressions,

using words of rhyme and death mixed with passion

She is I.

I am a writer,

I am a poet,

I am human like you.

I breathe...I bleed...I need...

My needs may be different,

Just as yours are from mine.

Who am I?

I search my soul,

You search my eyes and my work

I look for the answer to the question "Who am I"

I have found...

I am a writer,

I am a poet,

I am human like you

I breathe...I bleed...I need...

so...

         Soo... how are we different?

Do I write like you?

No.

Do I talk like you?

No.

Do I feel like you?

No.

Therefore, I am who I am...

I am a unique individual,

I am a poet.

So... Who is she?

She is I

         and you are you

Together, in harmony, we make the world.

Together, in harmony, let us bring peace.

With your words and mine,

This world may be divine.

Who am I?

Who am I?

at times I do not even know...That is me.

I am that girl,

sitting with paper and pen,

Sitting with a blackened rose,

whose stem is full of thorns,

I am that girl,

sitting and cryin' with bleeding fingers.

Drip...

Drop...

Blood flows as life does...

Do you feel it?

Can you touch it?

Do you feel the soul of yourself dripping in your blood?

I do...That is who I am... I am my soul-- waiting to be set free.

Reviews

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

Great write - to ponder who we are in relation to others truly is a hard thing to do. You have expressed this simply and elegantly. Thank you to S.P. Vaporis for sharing this with me. I truly enjoyed reading this. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself in this wonderful work.
Light,
Siddartha

[T. R. Writer]

This is great. It is always awesome to do some introspection and come out of it with a better understanding and appreciation of who we are, we are are not and who others are. You did an excellent job here.

[Interrupting Dawn]

i liked that a lot, it makes sence, how every one is different and uniquely shapes the people around them, while at the same time you are affected by them. i think it makes sense that we should fight for our individuality. nice work

[M. R. Green]

Good poem and statement. As for the jumpiness, well, it's perfect. In fact, from the side, it sort of looks like an EKG chart!

[Katie B]

Great poem. I really liked how you seem to paint that we are the same yet very different. I really like the intensity towards the end with the blood dripping. I'm glad S.P. Vaporis shared this with me.

[Spirit <White Wolf&g..]

You are who you choose to be.
Some people look to others for answers, but if you look within yourself there you will find the greatest answer of all.
Just look within, and there, you will find, yourself.
Some poeple say they lose who they are, but if you look deep within yourself you will find that your true self never left.
There are many mysteries in the world, but the greatest mystery of all is finding out who you really are.
These are some qoutes I wrote and I thought your poem reminded me of them. Your poem is very precise and very aqurate. We are who we are and no one can change that except us. I like your poem a lot. It touched me. I do hope you write many more. Your wisdom flows through your words.
Keep writing!
-Spirit-

[Carole]

Thank you Penny for sharing such an intimate piece of yourself with us. Free expression is a beautiful thing. God Bless You!

[~*The Writer In Me*~]

Good poem.

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This is a very passionate piece I should say, a very nice one also...

[Barry Simiana]

as one of my best friends here has said " I write to keep the voices in my head quiet". the bug is in the blood, like an infection that irritates and must be scratched. who are you? you are a writer. well done.

[Meher Saigol]

your poem epitomises two universal thoughts - individuality and the existential crisis of man. i'm sure anyone can relate to it.. i can.
i personally think that expressing urself in an indirect manner using various literary devices would surely help. but if ur the kind of poet who prefers to be straight forward and clear then i applaud ur poem.
many people just write as they think, including myself =] hehe so don't worry. u can always edit ur work. good luck! =]