Best Identities Poems

IN A TIME OF MICRO-IDENTITIES

At my Unitarian Universalist Society 
no one is Jane Doe or Jack Spratt anymore!
A person being introduced or referenced for their 
political, social or spiritual wisdom, their positive
impact on business, industry, education or community, 
inter-faith connectivity or even their potential for
simple...

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Confuse a worm with a snake
  Your life it may take

Confuse a snake with a worm
  Your bowels just might squirm

Mistake a rat for a mouse
  Say goodbye to your spouse

Mistake a mouse for a rat
  ~ Calling all cats



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TOO MANY IDENTITIES

Young people find identity in a Pro-athletes and “A” teams
others idolize, emulating their rock or beloved film stars
adults, more subtle-- identify with careers , family roles-
hobbies, trends—celebrities—alluring images duplicated

Enthusiastically we akin to people and ideals appealing
conforming easily—desired images—accomplishments 
make conflicting—superfluous scheduled demands on...

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Do not befall to the image of society,
for it is the place where melancholy thrives,
where everything seems anything but piety,
and the feeble are left to die.

Society is merely a false hope,
to suppress its reality,
a deception where no one can cope;
A Tarnished World of Lost Identities.

Identity;...

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the names we have,
the eyes we own,
the prints we see
God has given us
our identities
in our eyes,
names and prints,
in our hearts
we know this
in our head
we keep it away
when will we 
be wise enough
to know our identity...

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Ladies, we are more than
our hips, thighs, booty, and our 
breast size.
We are more than the color of our 
eyes.
We are more than the length and
texture of our hair.
We are mothers, nurturers, 
educators.
Survivors of deadly diseases
and survivors in life.
We are Adam's Rib
designed by GOD 
put...

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Changing Identities

I was born as a son to my mother and
Grew as brother to my sisters
I gained knowledge as a student and
I moved with my dears as a friend
I rushed behind the money as a worker and
married a girl as her husband
I had sons and...

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A is an ape who wishes he were a man - why?
B is a butterfly who dreamed he was a man - why not?
C is the cat who wants to sit in my chair, when he knows I want to sit there.
D is the dignified...

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Kim (one of my BFF) brightened with inspiration, “Oooo! Send him a sexy pic!”
“I’m NOT going to sext a guy out of the BLUE,” I grumbled, indignantly.

Kim turned to her phone, “No, No, of COURSE not.” She said as she texted.

“Come on” she said, as...

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