Who Am I

People tell me who to be 
what to identify as
does it matter where I came from
are we not all people? all Americans?
we all have thought and speech
do my ancestors define me?
I will choose to be myself
who I am is who I choose to be
I choose to be unique and creative 
I choose to be free-a bird on the horizon 
I choose to define myself
I choose to be Me
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Borke Avatar
May 28, 2017 at 3:12 PM
One comment for all. Your poems are wonderful!
Holt Avatar
May 28, 2017 at 3:14 PM
thank you so much. :)
White Avatar
May 28, 2017 at 1:20 AM
Hi Bella, I have read both your wonderful poems, and they both are Free Verse. Yes, be yourself, and be proud of who you are. Welcome to PoetrySoup :)
Holt Avatar
May 28, 2017 at 1:29 PM
Awww, thanks :)
Sands Avatar
May 27, 2017 at 4:13 PM
That is great. Choose to be yourself. Well done:)
Holt Avatar
May 27, 2017 at 6:37 PM
That means a lot. Thank you
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