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Who am I?

January 29, 2014
By aswan BRONZE, Stevensville, Michigan
aswan BRONZE, Stevensville, Michigan
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I am the person you look at but never see
I am the voice you listen to but never hear
I am the skin you touch but never feel

I am the dancer that brings the music to life
Every motion in-sink with every beat
Every emotion hanging by a threat
I am the dancer the music brings back to life

I am a free spirited soul locked in a cage
Begging to be let free
Begging to see the light again
I am a free spirited soul that has caged myself

I am an out going person who puts myself out there
Afraid of drowning in a sea of people
Afraid of getting eaten by the sharks
I am an out going person scared to put myself out there

I am the green grass lying upon the dirt
Waiting for someone to dig deeper
Waiting for someone to see my dehydrated roots
I am green grass that’s slowly dying

I am the poet that puts everything into my writing
Not so people can help me
Not so people can judge me
I am the poet that wears my heart on my sleeve

Who am I?
I am the dancer that has music for a heart beat
I am the free spirited soul that isn’t free yet
I am the outgoing person who is jumping into the sea
I am the green grass that needs to be nurtured
I am the poet that has nothing to loose


The author's comments:
A piece I wrote as an English project senior year

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aswan BRONZE said...
on Apr. 1 2014 at 12:42 am
aswan BRONZE, Stevensville, Michigan
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Thanks so much for your feed back!

on Feb. 3 2014 at 2:40 pm
afloridagirl PLATINUM, Port Orange, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
Maybe the Journey isn't so much about becoming anything but unbecoming everything that isn't really you

This is such a awsome poem and such great writing. Also I know how you feel, it was good to read.