Identity Self Poems
These Identity Self poems are examples of Self poems about Identity. These are the best examples of Self Identity poems written by international poets.
In Your StudioI’m on your lap
in a photo I no longer have—
a toddler with a borrowed brush,
my hand caught mid-daub
on your canvas.
It was staged, of course—
your painting...
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Categories:
self, art, childhood, father, growing
Self Esteem"If you put a really small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price." --Anonymous
Hard to be a humble soul
In...
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Categories:
self, appreciation, character, confidence, identity,
Is a Mirror Just a MirrorA mirror isn't just a frame,
A sheet of glass that speaks your name.
It shows your image. Yes, it's true–
But now the whole of what is...
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Categories:
self, beauty, spoken word, strength,
Send your regards"By the squeaky old gate that tomorrow will find,"
kindness is a necessary handkerchief:
convex lips to meet mine with gentle understanding
words that tenderize as a snarling...
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Categories:
self, appreciation, identity, life, loneliness,
Ego DeathThe extermination of my self-identity
comes easy when taken from the tongue.
Words hanging in the balance,
breathe in the air in which they are strung.
Wrap tightly around...
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Categories:
hate, identity, self, words,
When I look into my grandmother's eyesWhen I look into my grandmother's eyes
I see what she's had to sacrifice
When I look into my grandmother's eyes
I see a lifetime of...
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Categories:
self, color, discrimination, family, history,
ChameleonI’ve been a chameleon my whole life—
Blending, shifting, changing with the tide.
I have worn a thousand faces, each not quite my own,
Shifting like shadows, wherever...
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Categories:
self, mental health,
Ode to my selfThere's a lonely shadow here.
Its on my wall, down a narrow
staircase, and down the hall.
I'm never lonely, I just lose myself.
Down another hallway that leads...
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Categories:
self, dark, drug, extended metaphor,
I C E : ODE TO SELF[Self Esteem Ode
Sponsor : Crystol Woods
Date submitted : 22/5/25]
I C E : Ode to Self
few Hearts can fancy dress their
nakedness in icicle Presence
fewer minds...
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Categories:
self, allusion, character, color, courage,
An Ode to My See-Through MindMy head has always been made of glass,
and inside it lives a faint idea of who I am.
She used to be a silhouette,
but even then...
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Categories:
self, 8th grade, conflict, friend,
THE PRISMATIC SELFContest : The Prismatic Self
Sponsor : Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date submitted : 19/5/25
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“Contests around track, contests for followers,
for best tasting wine, most exquisite
architectural design...
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Categories:
self, age, character, courage, destiny,
Self-Portrait with My Shoebill Friend as We Rebrand Spirituality
This time,
Janice is wearing a priest collar
and I’m the altar.
She hisses when I open my Notes app
during communion,
calls me a heretic
for spellchecking my trauma.
I tell...
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Categories:
self, extended metaphor, identity, myth,
Who I AmHow do you heal from your past?
How do you change the events that formed you?
I can’t forget my past,
It will forever linger with me.
Who I...
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Categories:
identity, image, self,
The Prismatic SelfThe Prismatic Self Premiere Contest Winner
I meet myself at the edge of mirror glass—
its surface holds me like a verdict;
renders me in symmetry I do...
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Categories:
self, creation, identity, introspection, judgement,
The Prismatic Self I am a dare-dreamer, a mask wearer
a soul bare-r (but not always my own); a word-weaver.
I pull at thoughts like strings. Strings of cobwebs
and...
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Categories:
self, art, conflict, identity, inspiration,