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.
Opera for Feminine OthernessDemigirl Definition
A space between
Androgyny and conventional binaries of female identity
A gender not recognized by mainstream policies
And subjected to the far corners of the Q+ community...
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self, identity, spoken word,
Ode: Husband ComplimentsShe is a self-driving car.
As far as the farthest object, my eyes
cannot believe
she is
Captain of a spaceship
that she built
from spent foil paper rolls.
The aluminium was...
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self, for her, identity, me,
I am the silence that speaksI cannot cry the tears
that rise when my heart breaks.
So I draw them as words.
Each letter,
a silent scream.
I am a mute soul,
my voice sealed in...
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Categories:
self, i am,
MaskI wear a mask, carefully made,
Of shine and strength, a bold facade.
It hides my pain, my deepest fears,
And guards my soul through fleeting years.
A smile...
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Categories:
conflict, identity, self,
What I always wanted to beI always wanted to be a medieval jester,
the one who sneaks up behind the queen
and makes her guess who caressed her.
I always wanted to be...
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self, allusion, i am, identity,
Coyotes, Sex, and Cartridges: Mary in the WindowThe American South sits in my throat like grief.
Faded floral curtains on
Either side of a square, stained window
Brown flecks, sometimes red, like the one in
My...
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Categories:
self, growing up, identity, places,
No, my heart doesn't ache anymoreNo, my heart doesn’t ache anymore
Eating ice cream on the beach
It’s June, and with it all,
For the first time
In a while-
It’s calm
I’ll try diving in...
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Categories:
self, age, conflict, introspection, society,
The Echo Returns NotInto the void I'm screaming
The echo returns not
No response, even to my breathing
An echo returns not
You used to be my mirror
A reflection I have...
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Categories:
self, feelings, heartbreak, i miss
Sad Empty EyesSomehow,
Those empty eyes
staring back through the glass
They just seem to laugh
At all that I am.
And they seem to see
The person I wish I could...
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Categories:
self, anger, angst, anxiety, hurt,
the Soulthe soul
that thinks it has a right to my body.
Ungrateful—
it does nothing but complain.
And really, what right does it have?
It has it too good—so good
that,...
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Categories:
self, evil, grief, hate, horror,
Of Love
Of Love
A feeling that seeps through you,
Searching—
For, as people claim, the heart.
But don’t you feel
It’s shackled, chained, and bound?
But—
People.
People.
These puppets of fate,
These endless masses of...
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Categories:
deep, poems, self,
STAGESThe Whiteness
The Blackness
The woods
The meaningless words
The Lies
While we fall behind
Writing in white
On white paper
The Love
The Hate
The Screams (Hidden)
The Laughter
Things Forgotten
They don’t see
They do...
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Categories:
self, anger, identity, mental health,
InsightsI have lived
I have died
I have laughed
I have cried
I have loved
I have hated
I have been happy
I have been sad
I have been up
I have been down
I...
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Categories:
self, analogy, deep, i am,
Zen modea silent scream of joy escapes our lips
as bliss beyond measure peaks within form
and thunderous magnetic rapture grips
lovingly compelling us to conform
dancing gleefully in this...
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Categories:
joy, self, spiritual,
Tarnished LightMy own reflections are making me weak,
My own deceptions are making me bleak.
My own honesty is making me a mockery,
My own light is making...
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Categories:
self, depression, extended metaphor, identity,