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I am...

11/20/2018

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“She was a walking contradiction,
of humility and boasts.
Reality braided with fiction,
made of sunshine and ghosts.”
-Shakieb Orgunwall

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I am human. I am imperfect.

I am talented. I am an imposter.
I am kind. I am cruel.
I am weak. I am unsure. I am strong. I am confident.
I am terrified. I am fierce.
I am happy. I am sad. I am euphoric. I am depressed.
I am a professional. I am a hobbyist.
I am a part of the whole. I am an outsider.
I am successful. I am a failure.

I am scared.

I am an introvert. I am a showgirl.
I am hard. I am soft hearted.
I am patient.I am open minded. I am impatient. I am judgemental.
I am angry. I am rude.
I am forgiving. I am vengeful.
I am principled. I am confusing.
I am petty. I am selfish. I am jealous.

I am beautiful.

I am fat. I am skinny. I am wrinkled. I am bruised.
I am flexible. I am rigid. I am understanding. I am frustrated.
I am a mentor. I am a teacher. I am a student.
I am fashionable. I am my own fashion.
I am guilty. I am moody.
I am organized. I am overwhelmed.
I am forgettable. I am hard to forget.
I am a queen. I am a fool. I am a goddess. I am a slave.

I am tired.

I am joyful. I am dark.
I am ridiculous. I am weird.
I am high-brow. I am low-brow.
I am childish. I am older than my years.
I am self loathing. I am self loving.
I am a dancer. I am a performer.
I am a wife. I am a mother. I am a daughter

I am loved.

I am a lover of life. I am a hypocrite.
I am the understudy. I am the lead.
I am a hard worker. I am lazy.
I am a jackie of all trades. I am a master of nothing.
I am ambitious. I am too ambitious. I am not ambitious enough.
I am a caregiver. I am a bleeding heart. I am too giving.
I am a business professional.
I am a leader. I am a follower.
I am a wallflower. I am the center of attention.
I am socially awkward. I am sophisticated.

I am in pain.

I am graceful. I am elegant. I am a snob.
I am intelligent. I am stupid. I am street smart.
I am a city girl. I am a traveller.
I am free. I am chained.
I am a tease. I am a flirt.
I am unapproachable. I am welcoming.
I am a lady. I am a woman. I am a nerd.
I am soft. I am hard.
I am short tempered. I am combative. I am broken.
I am hiding.
I am a villain. I am a hero. I am a sidekick. I am an antihero.
I am the problem. I am the solution.
I am shameless. I am apologetic.

I am important.

I am a writer. I am a hack.
I am a seamstress. I am a hack.
I am a dancer. I am a hack.
I am a good friend. I am a hack.
I am annoying. I am annoyed.
I am a dreamer. I am grounded.
I am a realist. I am spiritual. I am lost.

I am contradictions.

I am all these things. I am an Artist.

1 Comment
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7/25/2023 03:14:45 pm

Great post, thanks.

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