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Who I Am

October 12, 2011
By abarron BRONZE, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
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I was a midnight sky
Spacious and wide.
I was a mindless watch, tick
tick.
I swallowed a crown,
But I did not care,
I was a whimsical daisy
Spontaneous in the wild wind.

I am penetrating fusia;
A fluttering moth, ignorant to reason.
I am the rage of a lion’s courage
I am bold emerald,
Prominent for all to witness.
I am fresh seeping cement
With a foot print in my side;
I am a tsunami monster,
Uprooting the ancient stalks.


I wish to be an ocean tide,

Constant and smooth.
Sweeping the deepest depths,
Timeless yet swiftly

I will trace Africa’s boot

Where the crust begins
and the water evaporates,

And never doubt my strength

The strength to be who I am

When I want to be everything else.

The author's comments:
This was an assignment in my poetry class to write about who we are. This is not me specifically in this poem, I wish I was as brave and glorious as it claims I am. However the idea does relate to me in the way that I always seem to be what I am not. This is especially found in adolescents, which I live in every day in high school. I am surrounded by changing people, discovering and learning who they are and who they want to be. We never seem to be truly satisfied with who we are, which is the greatest strength of all.
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abarron BRONZE said...
on Nov. 4 2011 at 8:56 am
abarron BRONZE, Hopkinton, Massachusetts
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haha that wasn't me but thank you everyone!
abarron said...
on Nov. 4 2011 at 8:01 am
thanks guys, always knew i was pretty good
loverandafighter123 said...
on Nov. 4 2011 at 7:59 am
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TYLUROLSIN said...
on Nov. 4 2011 at 7:59 am
Are you free to hang out tonight? @ANGY @HankRuddenqb4
cw2011 said...
on Nov. 4 2011 at 7:58 am
I love the imagery and the decriptive words. I love it angie!
daddydaycare2012 said...
on Nov. 4 2011 at 7:56 am
absolutely best thing I have read. I am so proud of you right now!
HankRuddenqb4 said...
on Nov. 4 2011 at 7:54 am
I absolutley love everything about this poem The imagery is incredible. Great Job!
OLSONDOGGYDOG said...
on Nov. 4 2011 at 7:52 am
NICE JOB ANGY. I LIKE UR POAMS ALOT
asometimespoet said...
on Nov. 2 2011 at 7:20 pm
I love the poem's strong tone and powerful diction.