Who Am I?
Am I a poet? I’m a poet, and yet you don’t know It.
Am I a gardener? I’m not a gardener, as I can’t grow it.
Am I a fisherman? I’m not a fisherman either, I can’t catch it. Am I a welder? I’m not a welder, I can’t weld it.
Am I an airplane pilot? No, not an airplane pilot, I can’t fly. Am I a lifeguard? I can swim, maybe someday.
Am I a baker? I love my sweets if that counts.
No, I guess I’m just a poet,
That no one cares to know it.
They read it and don’t vote,
Some leave me a little note.
See, I’m a poet of simple things,
Emotion is what my poetry brings.
A laugh or maybe tear,
Maybe a memory or a fear.
Poetry is an everyday ordeal,
It has a lot of people appeal.
Some use fancy words that I don’t know,
I look them up, they help my vocabulary grow.
I’m a simple poet, if you haven’t guessed,
I guess my thoughts haven’t yet been blessed.
To be a fancy, well-known, educated poet,
Because there are times, I can really blow it.
So for today, I’m just a plain simple poet,
Now answer me one question, did I just blow it?
About this poem
This poem captures the essence of self-reflection and the journey of discovering one's identity.
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Written on November 08, 2024
Submitted by debraw.71122 on November 08, 2024
Modified by debraw.71122 on November 08, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,072 |
Words | 242 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 2 |
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