Who Do I Think I am
Who do I think I am
I have a body yes.
That has caused problems!
In the waters of the womb impatient,
to flip down the birth canal and survive.
Determination deafening for a parent.
hammering that there must be
something more.
I have speech,
I love the way a voice carries a poem
vowels exchanged by the throat,
consonants like the wind
that sweeps over the landscape.
A friend told me I always have one
eye out the window
not sure what he meant but
maybe it’s the exit I must have.
This poem is not a confession I could go there
believe me the self-cherishing makes me blush .
I hate waste, especially of a life
like a father’s squander.
I hate plastic. I REALLY HATE PLASTIC AND WAR.
I know I am just a species
no different from a bee
an ant on the hill with thousands, or a
leaf turning silver in the rain.
One day I will slip through
this dream, I expect an
amazing sensation.
All over the world there is
love in the human face.
when it comes to love
we are all Rock Stars.
About this poem
I wrote this poem as a prompt for a class I was giving. I always write with the class to see what happens.
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Written on June 16, 2022
Submitted by judithalison.adams on July 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABCDEDFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTGUFVWXYMZ1 2 3 |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 988 |
| Words | 209 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 33 |
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