poem about self

I Am My Words | Bonnie Burka Shannon - Contemporary Poetry Website Featuring Notable Poems

I Am My Words | Bonnie Burka Shannon

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My poems are
Of me
The prose
Though spare
Reveals layers
That characterize me
As a living being
To myself
To others
I am my words
They burst forth
From my
Untold self
Surprising me
And perhaps others
With their authenticity
And emotions
I can reveal
So much
With just
A few words
That identify
Where and
Who I am
In the world
Words affect me
Expressions
When scripted
Become who I am
On any given day
I am my words
Even if they
Remain just
Passing thoughts
Hovering in
My brain
Until I write them
My poems
May expose
Where others stand
In my life
They never deceive me
They are my words
They are
Who I am
The moment
I expose them

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To Whom It May Concern | Judy Moskowitz - Contemporary Poetry Website Featuring Notable Poems

To Whom It May Concern | Judy Moskowitz

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Where is the voice of provocative thought
a three and one half octave range
with high decibels of courage
did it burn out in the forest
with all the other body parts
melting an atrophied present and ruptured future
where is the voice that would rise up
sing the hallelujah chorus
turning instinct into action
thrill an audience of one
into a crowd of reason
truth and fact not confused
inside a book of fiction
another brand born to deliver
sleek and slick
yours truly
a once conscientious objector

Three Questions | Nate Maye - Contemporary Poetry Website Featuring Notable Poems

Three Questions | Nate Maye

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A wise old man
guards the tomb
raising three questions
each time someone
nears.
Where have you been?
Where are you going?
Where do you want to be?
Often, people answer
the first one quickly,
speed through the second,
linger on the third.
The answer is that
where we have been shapes
where we are going.
We choose to let our past
hold us back or lift us up.
This is sometimes even
more important in the
short term than where
we want to be.
Often where we want
to be is less relevant
than who we want to be.

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