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Who am I?

Shfaa Abbasi 2003 (Sharjah)

People don't really know who I am
Who am I? Is what I really die to know
I guess the music I hear tells who I am
The books I read is who I am
The art I make is who I am
The things I do is who I am
But is it really who I am?
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Written on May 01, 2023

Submitted by shifa_abbasi on May 01, 2023

Modified on May 02, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAAAAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 223
Words 58
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
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Shfaa Abbasi

I am a contemporary poet and writes mostly about things which I wish upon or the harsh past which I indeed want to let go more…

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    imama_k
    Brilliant!
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