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I AM NOT WHO I AM

i am not
who i am
i am who
others have
made me

mother
father
teacher
master
priest
wife

lover man from hell
the beast who lived next door
whom i loved at 14
the whore who abused me
you used me
you made me

i would love
to accept myself
to be me
but which me
shall i choose

cocksure
choir boy
boy toy
bum boy
graduate
addict
addict in recovery

freewheelin
bob and thom
dylanesque
poet in mania
broken depressed
messed up
angel
divine being
street wise thing

all of you
collectively
are me

when shall i meld
these fragments
when shall i hold
this new me
whole to your mirror
and shine

(Especially for Broomie)

(Photo Collage: Which I Am I by Carlton)
© Carlton Carr 2013-10-17
Blog: http://othervoices.blog.co.uk/
Written by oTHER_vOICES
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