Showing posts with label poem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poem. Show all posts

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!