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Metaphor I Am Poems

These Metaphor I Am poems are examples of I Am poems about Metaphor. These are the best examples of I Am Metaphor poems written by international poets.

I am Blue

B orn on a Wednesday, a child of solemn woe
L onesome in wonder, but  flirting with the 'why's
U ndine's daughter, thus brazen like a

Categories: i am, blessing, blue, color, metaphor,

I am Black

tar ink
ready olives
oil slicks, carbon, nightlife
jazz, tunnels before light
ebony pitch
ravens

Categories: i am, appreciation, color, how i

I Am The Blueprint of My Own Quiet Ruin

The door swells in its frame each winter,
paint curling like old tongues —
still you press it open with a finger,
leaving soft dents in the wood.

Inside,

Categories: i am, emotions, extended metaphor, girlfriend,

Shiver Shake Not : Song

pretty or slippery are not my names
no time for docile dolly games
peaceful presence my authenticity aims
ascension not something timidly tame 
 
Chorus : shiver shake

Categories: i am, character, emotions, encouraging, extended

I am the mirror

I am the mirror of truth
I am the reflection of accountability
That will show the shards of what is, not what's not

I will reflect their own

Categories: i am, discrimination, evil, metaphor, mirror,

I AM

         

I am verb! Created by the divine breath,
coming from primitive events...
Essence of ethereal circumstances,
Plasma of thickening,

Categories: i am, allusion, extended metaphor, fantasy,

IN THE SEA OF LIFE AND THE SANDS OF TIME



IN THE SEA OF LIFE AND THE SANDS OF TIME

As the sun continues to rise,
As the moon continues to wane and wax,
Here I am, continuing

Categories: allegory, i am, inspirational,

OF ME

   OF ME!
                   A man

Categories: analogy, encouraging, i am,

I am a riddle

If your misunderstood 
maybe God just left your definition out.
In an attempt to clarify something .
no one would understand.
You are a riddle,
for what its worth,
what

Categories: i am, god, loneliness, metaphor,

Questions

I'm i not to know?  Must wonder aimlessly amongst emersed possibility's?
Do the answers you hide even remember the reasons why they are occulted, or

Categories: i am, deep, extended metaphor, i

I AM POETRY

  I AM POETRY 

‘In the Beginning
was the Word’
light penetrated dark
sound big-banged birthed
three in One creating
~ P o e t r y ~
I am

Categories: i am, allegory, character, creation, deep,

Feral Soul

I'm the flicker, the flame, the spark when you can't see,
I'm the moonlight in the dark, a mystery.
I'm the rustling in the leaves, the breeze

Categories: heart, i am, identity,

Ersatz Docent in the I Am Museum

Welcome.
I'm the one they left behind.
An alter ego of sorts—
just the keeper, the inventory clerk,
interim ghost.

New items arrive every day—
spat out from my boss's pockets,
sometimes

Categories: i am, metaphor, self,

I AM

[for contest : I AM
Sponsor : Unseeking Seeker
Date submitted: 21/4/25 ]
Placed 2nd in Contest

* I’ve uploaded verses from this poem as 
shorts on my YouTube

Categories: i am, allegory, character, deep, emotions,

I AM POETRY

I am poetry
An unheard whisper
Shadows
Conspiring
A tear
Soaked in laughter
Anger
Molded in metaphor 
Humor
Wielding the axe of angst
Whispering
A farewell kiss

I am poetry
The invisible heart of language
Beating a near

Categories: i am, passion, poetry, words,