I am not

I am not who you think I am

I am not who you thought I'd be

I am not who you wished I were 

I am not

I am a latitude line

on a folded map

intersecting on a crease,

tossed in a drawer

and forgotten

I am that man

The man I am, I am not

Reviews

[kitty]

Behind the mask we choose to hide yet there are those who can see!

[A hare off]

Yes, usually ourselves. Thank you Kitty

[Cherrie Palmer]

great play on words and images. A very strong piece of poetry indeed. I hope many more of us discover you. Welcome to the cafe.

[A hare off]

Much thanks Cherrie

[Cherrie Palmer]

my pleasure

[Cherrie Palmer]

a great picture of this would be some sort of old mask

[A hare off]

Perhaps the one I seem to wear. :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Do we ever really know another human being fully? I don't think so. I really like this line " I am a latitude line on a folded map intersecting on a crease"....fantastic! Lydi**

[A hare off]

Do we ever really know ourselves? Many thank yous Lydia.

[Lydia Shutter]

If we are honest with ourselves, yes.

[A hare off]

Touche, nicely stated

[Papaya]

I feel this one for sure.
we are what we are and not what others believe we are
and sometimes we have no clue who we are
at least your coordinates are marked on that crease in the map, should you ever need to find yourself
I liked your poem, and welcome

[A hare off]

Who I am is a question that I have yet to answer and might not ever. Some feel they know, but I do not. Thank you for the welcome.

[Papaya]

you're welcome

[Einstein Noodle]

i yam i'm not I AM! ;) fun to read with a deeper vein running through ... i saw a review you left on emmajoy's page and thought i would stop by .. i read you are new .. so welcome to the Cafe' ..
E.

[A hare off]

Many thanks for the warm welcome.