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April 25, 2014
By veganteen PLATINUM, Fair Lawn, New Jersey
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we are told
to define
who we are
to show that
we stand out-

we are told
to shine.

here is who i am.

i am a mirage.

i am a shape-shifter
magician
a Harry Houdini
a who
will i be
today?

i am red
and blue
and green
and all of the
colors of the
rainbow.

i am a
chameleon.

i spinning
under flashing strobe lights
i am singing
melodies.

i am crying,
i am breaking,
i am falling.

i am shining.

© Rachel B., San Diego, CA

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kiraliz16 BRONZE said...
on May. 5 2014 at 9:39 pm
kiraliz16 BRONZE, Watertown, Massachusetts
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I really liked your poem! It made me think of the pressures surrounding growing up and attempting to do everything perfectly.