“I am” Poem
I am tremendous buildings and
skyscrapers, above the hulking city of Springfield.
I am over sleeping late every
morning, especially when it rains. The soft noise that the rain makes when it
hits the window.
I am more mature and grown-up
then when I was a freshmen.
I am a dusty comic book
scattered about on the floor with a million others in the same condition.
I am exercising my thumbs on
video games, nestled comfortably in my chair for hours upon hours, losing track
of time is a sense of variety to this boring life.
I am a distant future with good
hopes and wishes were all of the wishes and hopes I have become answered to
bring a good life.
I am older than 15 but younger
than 17, it seems like I don’t feel like almost 17.
I am a warm blanket on top of my
bed while I listen to music, drifting away in the scattered line between
distant sleep and total euphoria.
I am definitely not into reading
books, particularly even though I did say I read comic books, I feel like comic
books are better in their own ways.
I am an excited child on
Christmas Eve, waking up at 6 a.m. to rush down to the living room where there
is mountains of gifts, begging to be opened.
I am the son of a special mother
that helps me with anything especially the hard stuff that nobody wants to deal
with, she has been there for me through thick and thin.
I am a genius when it comes to
historical events, ancient to us that no one likes to learn or thinks it’s
boring I sir come to a sort of fascinated state of mind.
I am the baby in the only baby
picture we own, happy and care free to the world as a baby should feel.
I am the dream nobody can figure
out or nobody wants to figure out like the dreams that you hate waking up from.
I am the heavy, ancient dresser
haunting my bedroom with its frightening image.
I am the child who suffered
through hardships and survived only to be a better person in life and learning
valuable lessons.
I really enjoyed this, Tanner. I like the specific details like the "heavy, ancient dresser" and the "mountain of gifts" and "the soft noise that the rain makes when it hits the window." What you said about your mom being there to help you through everything, "especially the hard stuff that nobody wants to deal with," makes me think of my son and how I want to be just that for him. Your lines about "the only baby picture we own" and your closing about being a survivor will stick with me. Thanks for sharing this, Tanner.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Tanner!
ReplyDeleteYour poem was so full of detail and it was so awesome to get to know a bit about who you are. I especially love the line, "drifting away in the scattered line between distant sleep and total euphoria." I want to get that as a tattoo or something. It sent shivers down my spine.
Until next time,
Laura