Identity (Part I)

by Rusheena   Jan 10, 2013


*Written 5/11/11*

How do I look?
Do I resemble anyone you know?
Can I fit into any of your categories?
Of course I can
because I'm a phantom.
I'm no one.
I'm vapor.
What you see is merely a projection,
no more, no less.
And since I don't put forth an effort
to conform or stand out, I stand still,
and what you see is only a sample of
what I am slowly becoming.

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  • 11 years ago

    by Natasha

    I love how you leave the ending hanging like this.
    But most of all, I enjoy reading this!

    P/S: I love the word "phantom" :D

  • 11 years ago

    by L

    Sadly, when one has no identity ... We might fit in any cayhegory due to just trying to find out who one is. But we end up knowing we are no one, yet it's a process that one has to go through to find our own identity.

    Some are lucky and don't go through that.. Anywho, great piece. I like the use of vapor. As you are invisible. Vapor can create water.. So there is hope that one can become something tangible.

    • 11 years ago

      by Rusheena

      Great insight! At the time I wrote this, I felt that I was losing my identity to my alter ego, which is just everything I don't want to be. Thanks for your feedback. :)

  • 11 years ago

    by Khalid M Darwish

    A different piece. What I like the most is the self confidence, saying word like "phantom" and "projection".

  • 11 years ago

    by LoVerSLaND

    I really liked it! 4/5
    It is different

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