it takes a lifetime to build something so fragile so mutable and so dependent on another’s view I enjoy Changing it like a cloak Yet, the label fails to contain me Define me Refine me Or make me What I want to be… Let identity go for a walk While I try to understand life..
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Aww yes, sometimes it feels as though we can’t break free of the person we ultimately created or was created for us by others’ perspectives. We build it, but we need to believe it is changeable. Love your thought-provoking poem, Reena.
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Thank you, Mish!
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Oh my heart those closing lines! 💝
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Thanks, Sanaa!
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Well done Reena! And a big Amen from me! Time to move on….
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Thanks so much, Dwight!
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You are welcome!
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Nicely structured, this speaks well to the self-awareness of one’s personal path of growth. ~Jason
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Thank you, Jason!
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This says much. It is so difficult not to let others define us, to be ourselves and stand strong.
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Thank you, Beverly!
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A beautiful and powerful poem.
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Thank you, Lucy!
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Yes, a very insightful poem on identity. We seem overcome by identity politics at present.
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Agree. Thanks!
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I love your words, and shared the link on my Facebook page!
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Thank you so much! If you share your page link, I will follow.
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This is my blog with (mainly) poetry: https://unassortedstories.wordpress.com/
I have another one, on procrastination, if you like.
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Sure! Will look it up.
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Well said, carefree all the way.
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Thanks, Usha!
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Excellent.
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Thanks, Indira!
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Yes! I can relate to this
“Yet, the label fails
to contain me”
Brilliant piece, Reena, and thank you for joining in.
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Thanks for the brilliant prompts 🙂
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where
is the care?
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This is a brilliant poem.
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Thank you, Sadje!
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You’re welcome 😉
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Wow this is quite profound Reena
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Thank you so much, Jude!
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My pleasure Reena
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Excellent, Reena!
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Thank you, Punam!
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