Pendulum
A pendulum
Swings back
And forth
As do I
On whether
I am one
Thing, or
Another
I see
Myself on
One side
But then
Also on the
Other one
I try to
Go on one
Side, but
The scale
Drops down
I try the
Other one
To get the
Same result
I guess I
Am neither
One or the
Other
The pendulum
Swings back
And forth
As do I
On who
I am,
I see
Myself
One way,
But also
Another
I can’t
Pick out
What I
Am exactly
I cannot
Tell if
I am this
Or another
Why can’t
I just
Find a
Label to
Put on
Myself?
I ask
But I
Realize
That I
Am more
Complex than
Mere labels
I may be
One thing,
But I
Can also
Be another
Or neither
At all
My identity
Is more than
Can be
Defined
Therefore,
I identify
As neither,
But as
Myself,
Not what
Others have
Labeled
Me as,
Just me,
And me
Always
Written on March 2, 2020
Copyright © Dylan Ravenclaw | Year Posted 2021
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