Short Identity Crisis Poems

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sharks much maligned, have
an identity crisis
hard to see passed Jaws...

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He won't let me out anymore.
Last time I threw 
a fit, you gazed afraid
and then hated me....

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Have you found yourself?
              What? --Didn't know you were lost?
            OH! ---You're just looking!...

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Who am I?
Who are you?
Who are we?
Why am I here?
When is my time?
What am I supposed to do?
Where do I belong?
Why?...

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I asked her who she was and
she told me what she did;
when she lost the job, the expense account,
she no longer knew who she was....

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I asked her who she was and
She told me what she did;
When she lost the job, 
The expense account,
She no longer knew who she was....

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identity crisis
me too
we felt
the
feeling

i
love you

remember

me
gripping
that cod
in
the
boat

here we are

sunk
in
every note
?...

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Identical twins, me and my brother
Got the same birthday, got the same mother
Don’t know if I’m he
Don’t know if he’s me
But I do know I’m one or the other...

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"Flaunt the real image
                                           We were born of no mistake
                                                              Be proud and get loud"....

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The slightest tremor
makes the flame flicker,
even in our dream,
where thought spirals stream.

How still is stillness,
aligned with oneness,
if yet there be ‘I’,
making our heart sigh?

05-April-2022...

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Kab tak indian european numbron par accounts chalao gay?
Kab tak sada awam ko bay waqoof banao gay?????????????
Note.Zafar Khan is playing main role in identity crisis...????
Moral.DG FIA & DG IB are cooperating with DON........?????...

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Rapid ascent, secret desires
Identity crisis
Fairy tale powers heart aspires
But a form of madness

Cessation’s the way, dear
Discarding our each fear
God Himself will appear

Heart’s discontent 
Rapid ascent

18-March-2022
Quietus...

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A confused haiku
seeking help---
identity crisis


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By:kash poet

Contest:Haiku from the heart

Sponsor:Sydney~LeeAnn

**I think this is a CONTEMPORARY HAIKU.

(1)I have capitalised the title
(2)I have personified a haiku .
what else is needed?if any one knows,pl.suggest....

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Keep
Away from
Your concave mirror
Streaky, glassy identity
Faceless

©Drake J. Eszes
My 1st attempt in this form. I hope you all like. I read a description on what a Cinquain consists of from my dear pal, Nette Onclaud, on this form. I felt, why the hell not? So, I dabbled..."...

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“Tell us about yourself”
The application in my hand
Glares these words at me.

I find myself pausing
Because last week I was 
Bright, I wanted to see everyone smile.
The week before, I was quiet,
I wanted to keep to myself.

Before that, I was angry, 
lashing out at those who passed.

Who am I this week?...

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Identical twins, they have a crisis
Look-alikes, neither is known for niceness,
Terry writes his poems
While his brother ho-hums,
And neither one has joined up with Isis. 

An h/t Terry Flood's "Identity Crisis"

Written November 26, 2022
[Terry is one of the most humorous
writers on Poetry Soup.]...

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Identity Crisis

Who Am I?
No one.
What Am I? 
Nothing.
Where Am I?
Nowhere…

“Identity Crisis”

A shadow in a sea of people,
A memory that has been forgotten
A stain that has disappeared…

“Identity Crisis”

Wandering, hiding, walking, 
Existing, being, following, 
Running, standing, falling…

“Identity Crisis”...

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Self Reflection
by Michael R. Burch

(for anyone struggling with self-image)

She has a comely form
and a smile that brightens her dorm . . .
but she’s grossly unthin
when seen from within;
soon a grieving campus will mourn.

Yet she’d never once criticize
a friend for the size of her thighs.
Do unto others—
sisters and brothers?
Yes, but also ourselves, likewise....

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Millennials posting public outcry -
Identity crisis peaked all time high!
Once selfie is in place, 
Then photoshop the face - 
It's now iCloud clear: Me, Myself and I. 

The question is: what about mom and dad?! 
Survived as who they were and not too bad. 
They didn't have a clue,
But if they only knew -
Lived unidentified, so very sad! 

February 28, 2023...

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Would you remember me
When there's not much of me left?
When I'm faded,
Like a rock chipped away by erosion.

Would you remember me
When you're almost unrecognisable?
When I don't think I know who you are anymore;
Like a tree that's shed its leaves in winter.

Would you remember me
When the world's spinning starts to slow?
When everything disappears so quickly,
Would you remember me?...

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'Without him she thinks she has no life', 
 Forever, she thinks, she'll be his wife?!,

Reality not taken hold just yet,
'Identity Crisis' begins to set.

He cheated, but she was always accused,
He lied, but she was the one abused.

After years of loyalty, right by his side,
There are no friends where she can hide.

No family to help her gain self worth,
Feeling her life is all just a curse.

She does not wish harm upon him,
Just that she can find strength from within....

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