I Am Rain

Write your own life story

it'll be easy

Just write it in under 650 words

But don't make it too sad

or too happy

Make sure there's struggle

and triumph

Try to include humor

and a little bit of hope.

My life story is more than a goddamn

Essay

An essay is meant for English class

not defining who I am

I am rain

gentle and peaceful

but sometimes persistent or sad

I am wind

comforting and sweet

but sometimes powerful or mad

I am sunshine

bright and cheerful

But sometimes I am so burned out

and so tired of sending rays of joy

for everyone to soak up

that I start fires

There is a fire inside of my soul

I am tired of essays

I am tired of numbers

Four point oh's and ratios

aren't going to put out that fire

You can try to extinguish my flames

with rain

But I am the rain

Reviews

[V]

Your comparisons to nature, your straightforward tone read great. Clever and lovely.

[-inactive now-]

One's life story is far too complex to tell in a conventional essay, you told that very well here. I loved the metaphors :)

[Jupiter]

You're so right. And thank you Josiah

[Joey K]

Your metaphors are great, the rain, the sun, the wind. It shows the good and bad in each of them. My favorite is the rain one.

[Jupiter]

Thank you! And thank for reading and reviewing!

[Elwyn]

Writing about oneself in essay form is so... restricting. It feels like lying because you're reading about this person you invented on the page and they're not consistently lined up with who you are because you are, well, so much more. I think the comparison with nature is really spot-on and well executed. We forget sometimes that we come from nature and so it's nice to see how we resemble it still, sometimes. People are so fickle and so full of different facets too, that we change like the weather and encompass all of its negative and positive attributes, making your comparison perfectly applicable. Really enjoyed this.

[Jupiter]

Yes! You feel me exactly! And I really can't thank you enough. That's incredibly inspiring. I didn't know anyone would pick up on those things and you look at everything with such a different perspective. Cannot wait to read your stuff tonight (and reread because all your stuff gives me life).

[Firebird]

This is a great poem. You don't use pretentious language and it gets right to your insides. The last line was inspired! :-)

[Jupiter]

Yay! So glad you liked it. Thank you!

[Solar]

Long reign this poem! It comes across as a celebration of creative nature - untamed by the mundane attempts to stifle it to a mere 'essay' when it promises to be an epic life!

[Jupiter]

Thank you so much! You are so right!(:

[Carolynn]

This is absolutely beautiful! I love your comparison of being like the rain, the wind, sunshine - I can so relate to your descriptions and your ending was perfect!

[Jupiter]

Thank you millions for your incredibly kind words!