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Who Am I?! (really!)A Poem by J. LandA tribute to slam poets everywhere, though a short one... |
My TCK Story #1A Story by Jimmy ChenTCK stands for Third Culture Kid. Traditionally, it means someone who grew up in a culture that is not that of their parents. Here's my take on that s.. |
LifeA Poem by AvniLife is full of…..Amazing amazesChanging changesMoody moodsThoughtful thoughtsEmotional emotionsIdentical identitiesImpressive impressionsCrea.. |
Relish This EventA Poem by AvniThis luminosity and good will is limited till the day you live, after that your identity becomes just a body. So just do what you have dreamed for.. |
Mirror MirrorA Poem by caseymichelle31It's simple but I think it's effective. |
Flower StarA Poem by Qavah SimchahJust a flower in the stones Pretending she's the sun, Stuck below, but upward grows And she's the brightest one. Don't give up on who you are I.. |
Real LifeA Poem by Qavah Simchahsomeone catch me tired of pretending I can fly need to feel the ground beneathe my body the skin around what makes me bleed the love around wh.. |
...didn't know me, didn't know you...A Chapter by Regina K. Pride"If I am me to meAm I me to youMyself is me as I see,But to you myself is youBe yourself you saySo this is what I doI try so hard to find meBut me ju.. |
East of the EtherA Poem by Julia SquiresEast of the ether,I drift in the dreaming;No island awaits me,No reason to rest.I sift through the signs,I curl in the crossing;No effort unveils me,N.. |
Missing the MagicA Poem by Julia Squiresa smile leaves an imprint...an hour has its price...Missing the magic,When every day was a dream.I used to be youthful,When my thoughts didn't bleed.N.. |
ParadeA Poem by Julia SquiresI see them walk byI never know whyI can never see mineIn the mirrorOr the theatreFor as they say,It's all a stageAnd so I playAnd so I waitFor the day.. |
Someone StillA Poem by Julia SquiresWill I ever seeThe sea again,Or climb another hill?If I ever reachThe highest peak,Will I finally feel fulfilled?Spin for the fire,Spring for the fall.. |
Mystery's MirrorA Poem by Julia SquiresMystery's mirror has magically madeA mess of who I am; so I mimic,I'm muddled, my mind is full of moths,And the swirls surrounding shadowsAre not quit.. |
Dreamlike EtherealA Poem by Julia SquiresScratchy scribbles, lost allure.Shelter away in the womb.Dreamlike ethereal, ask and be awed;Where is what it was?In the castle - or the kind.In the t.. |
The Grass is More Grey Than the SkyA Poem by Julia SquiresWhat it means to me is not what it means,It's never so easy, it's not what it seems,And as I try to wrap my head aroundAll the things you say, all the.. |
Name MeA Poem by Julia SquiresHeretical happenings under the bridge,Invested instruction - melody mine.With a waver,Give me time.There's a number, or a nounBut I can't connect the .. |
Reams of Red and RoyalA Poem by Julia SquiresCurtains of fire conceal her eyes,Her shape consumed in drapes;Cloaked with night, or something like,The feel beyond her fingers.Smoke is smeared acro.. |
Celestial ShoreA Poem by Julia SquiresShapeless as a shadowThat morphs with every moment...Unformed and unbalanced,Still drifting on a dream...It began when I died,And lay dormant for year.. |
A City CeramicA Poem by Julia SquiresI feel my feelings fade and rustAlong with all I find:Smoke and ash and swirling dustFrom a different shore than mine...Through a city ceramicAnd a ca.. |
BallerinaA Poem by Julia SquiresTumbling through the sky toward a summit uncertainMy nights are alight with a flourishing flickerThat burns in my bones with an ache I can't hideDesir.. |