Thursday, February 9, 2017

The Definition of ME



The Definition of ME

How do you define me?
Am I just a woman?
Are you just a man?
Am I blond, brunette, redhead?
Am I thin, fat, average?
Am I white, black, brown, red, yellow, or blue?
Am I straight, lesbian, gay, transgender?

How do you define me?
Am I my job?
Am I my school?
Am I a mother? A father? A son? A daughter?
Am I tall, short, average?
Am I loud? Quiet?
Am I shy? Outgoing?

How do you define me?
Am I my country?
Am I my state or city?
Am I my religion?
Am I my language?
Am I the East or the West?
Am I the South or the North?

How do you define me?
Am I what I love or what I hate?
Am I what I create or what I destroy?
Am I my opinions?
Am I your opinions?
Am I a hug or a kiss?
Am I a slap in the face?

How do you define me?
Am I my political party?
Am I what I protest?
Am I the sign I wear?
Am I the sticker on my car?
Am I the gun or the sword?
Am I the pen or the paintbrush?

How do you define me?
Am I the bitch?
Am I the slut?
Am I the sweetheart?
Am I the darling?
Am I the sugar?
Am I the spice?

How do you define me?
Am I one word? Ten? Or a hundred?
Am I one picture?
Am I one symbol?
Am I one note? One song? One concerto
Am I the masterpiece?
Am I the novel?

How do you define me?
Am I the silence?
Am I the roar?
Am I the wave or the ocean?
I am the breeze or the tornado?
Am I the rain or the storm?
Am I the thunder or the lightning?

How do you define me?
Am I my illness?
Am I my age?
Am I my family?
Am I my passions?
Am I my addictions?
Am I my sadness or my happiness?

How do you define me?
I do not know.
How will they define me?
I do not care.
How do I define me?
I do not say.
Hello...goodbye...It’s me!