I am



Written by Lori A. Powell

I am an all American white girl
Born of the human race
In the United States of America
It’s written all over my face.
 I live in Northern California
Where we keep the boys warm at night
Lover of Jesus
Follower of Christ
A servant of the Lord
And the girl with the longest horns
Short and simple
Be honest and don’t lie
Not a leader but a giver
Enjoy the simple things in life
If you ask me if I need anything
I will say
A million dollars a castle on a hill and a Bugatti Veyron.
They don’t rhyme but that’s ok.

About this poem

I guess I filled out too many job applications because I found myself wanting to rebuttal the section where you have to mark your ethnic race. Some applications only print the word “race”. Well it got me thinking.

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Written on December 10, 2023

Submitted by musclegirl on December 11, 2023

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Scheme A XBCBCXXXXXAXXXXDXD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 551
Words 117
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 18

Lori A. Powell

I enjoy writing. I’ve written 2 children’s books. “Les Lobster” and “Stars are everywhere” I live in the forest where the river meets the ocean. It’s beautiful here. more…

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