Poems about Identity
#identity
Exploring the meaning of identity within our society. Identity poems explore our personality, uniqueness and lifestyle choices to find out what gives individuals, groups and sub-cultures their identity.
BeginningPoet
James B.P.
James B.P.
Poem Published
Today 1:24am
Today 1:24am
shaking the tree
i can build
on those moments,
like leaves
in the tall oaks,
our lives
intertwined
in the branches,
standing
among the winds,
the rising dawn
watches,
the ground
moves,
all the world
is delivered,
the sensation
is swift,
but the tree
has deepened
its hold
and only
the tree
shakes
but it does not
topple.
on those moments,
like leaves
in the tall oaks,
our lives
intertwined
in the branches,
standing
among the winds,
the rising dawn
watches,
the ground
moves,
all the world
is delivered,
the sensation
is swift,
but the tree
has deepened
its hold
and only
the tree
shakes
but it does not
topple.
#identity
#freedom
#culture
#morality
#tradition
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2 Comments
A_Failed_Artist
Poem Published
15th Apr 2021 10:18pm
15th Apr 2021 10:18pm
Sarah
Wife of Abraham
A princess in Genesis
Her name is Sarai
A princess in Genesis
Her name is Sarai
#identity
#religion
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1 Comment
cloventongue89
Poem Published
15th Apr 2021 1:43pm
15th Apr 2021 1:43pm
See Through
At the turning point
I’m getting through
Just trying to find the words
To lead me back to you
Personifying destiny
Every goal reached is a journey yet to begin
Pressure on the muses
My heart is choking again
Caught between a call and a dream
What most will fulfill?
Relinquishing the embellishment
In my quest for something real
Image or identity
Reputation is overrated
What is the mask or the face?
Devoted or infatuated?
Interrogations of conscience
Every word is what you choose to see ...
I’m getting through
Just trying to find the words
To lead me back to you
Personifying destiny
Every goal reached is a journey yet to begin
Pressure on the muses
My heart is choking again
Caught between a call and a dream
What most will fulfill?
Relinquishing the embellishment
In my quest for something real
Image or identity
Reputation is overrated
What is the mask or the face?
Devoted or infatuated?
Interrogations of conscience
Every word is what you choose to see ...
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#LifeGoals
#LifeCycle
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drone
Poem Published
15th Apr 2021 8:57am
15th Apr 2021 8:57am
Recognize
Does one
not even try
to know thyself
to acknowledge
to oneself
the lying T.V whispering
Parasitic Cracks
Within
Tell me
How does one
even begin
to heal thyself
how does one
even begin to claim
that one is
open minded
that one is
Free
to Think
For to walk
through your own valley
of shadows
to watch your fears
Burn
is to begin
to be
thyself
and to be thyself
is to be
Fucking Free
not even try
to know thyself
to acknowledge
to oneself
the lying T.V whispering
Parasitic Cracks
Within
Tell me
How does one
even begin
to heal thyself
how does one
even begin to claim
that one is
open minded
that one is
Free
to Think
For to walk
through your own valley
of shadows
to watch your fears
Burn
is to begin
to be
thyself
and to be thyself
is to be
Fucking Free
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#honesty
#learning
#SelfReflection
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Remy_L
Poem Published
15th Apr 2021 6:49am
15th Apr 2021 6:49am
somewhere in-between
half white half spanish
many parts of me vanish
depending who sees
I’m your friend and family
do not turn your back on me
many parts of me vanish
depending who sees
I’m your friend and family
do not turn your back on me
#identity
#tanka
#SelfWorth
25 reads
11 Comments
drone
Poem Published
13th Apr 2021 10:41am
13th Apr 2021 10:41am
Puberty Blockers
To signify
that you
Identify
yourself
that you could
well regret
in later life
is to live
in confusion
in despair
refusing to ask
The Question
WHY
did I
Believe
That I Was
that you
Identify
yourself
that you could
well regret
in later life
is to live
in confusion
in despair
refusing to ask
The Question
WHY
did I
Believe
That I Was
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#honesty
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Simon_III_Msibi
Mandla Msibi
Mandla Msibi
Poem Published
12th Apr 2021 9:05pm
12th Apr 2021 9:05pm
Debunked III
Honestly if we haven't spoken in sometime and you need to ask for a favour. Just cut to the chase.
It's clear you want something when you start asking me how I'm doing after a long period of time.
Respect me enough to know I'm not dumb. I won't hate you for straight shooting.
It's clear you want something when you start asking me how I'm doing after a long period of time.
Respect me enough to know I'm not dumb. I won't hate you for straight shooting.
#identity
#inspirational
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2 Comments
Kandicejohnson
Poem Published
12th Apr 2021 8:49am
12th Apr 2021 8:49am
Untitled
I know you don't understand me and the things that I do
I shouldn't be judged upon for the things you only assume
My reactions and how I respond to things may be different then your way
But you can't decide and expect me to respond in a way you say I should behave
My life I've lived was different than yours
I've experienced many things through my years
Which has shaped and molded me
By my blood sweat and tears
I wear my battle scares with pride
Which you don't understand
I'm not ashamed of walking through hell and back equiped with a...
I shouldn't be judged upon for the things you only assume
My reactions and how I respond to things may be different then your way
But you can't decide and expect me to respond in a way you say I should behave
My life I've lived was different than yours
I've experienced many things through my years
Which has shaped and molded me
By my blood sweat and tears
I wear my battle scares with pride
Which you don't understand
I'm not ashamed of walking through hell and back equiped with a...
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#TruthOfLife #myself
#TruthOfLife #myself
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samael
Poem Published
11th Apr 2021 11:41pm
11th Apr 2021 11:41pm
Bending of metal, rotting of wood at the crest of Dixie
Elderberry
equinox
October's darting hellfire fox
poltergeist
zodiac
heavy poured French cognac
scorpion
Holston river
awkwardness is best remembered
south Knoxville
brazen
basement musk
sunset hills
lawnmower dusk
equinox
October's darting hellfire fox
poltergeist
zodiac
heavy poured French cognac
scorpion
Holston river
awkwardness is best remembered
south Knoxville
brazen
basement musk
sunset hills
lawnmower dusk
#childhood
#identity
27 reads
3 Comments
Simon_III_Msibi
Mandla Msibi
Mandla Msibi
Poem Published
11th Apr 2021 9:54am
11th Apr 2021 9:54am
Debunked II
When I say 'I am doing nothing'
I am not inviting you to come over
Nor am I asking you to invite me out
Doing nothing doesn't mean I'm available. That deserves its own request.
I am not inviting you to come over
Nor am I asking you to invite me out
Doing nothing doesn't mean I'm available. That deserves its own request.
#identity
#prose
#CallToAction #learning
#CallToAction #learning
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2 Comments
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
11th Apr 2021 4:02am
11th Apr 2021 4:02am
Cult of Personality
What would be more dangerous?
If you knew my address,
birthdate,
various government numbers
You could track me down,
take all my money,
leave me without material comfort,
but you still wouldn’t know
Who
I
Am.
Would it put me at risk to tell you?
I’m Luna Lovegood
Spider Man
Michael Scott
Arwen
Willy Wonka
Captain Kirk
and Qui-Gon Jinn
all rolled into one.
Would it make me vulnerable?
To say I’m also Orange,
a Capricorn,
a Turbulent Campaigner,
an...
If you knew my address,
birthdate,
various government numbers
You could track me down,
take all my money,
leave me without material comfort,
but you still wouldn’t know
Who
I
Am.
Would it put me at risk to tell you?
I’m Luna Lovegood
Spider Man
Michael Scott
Arwen
Willy Wonka
Captain Kirk
and Qui-Gon Jinn
all rolled into one.
Would it make me vulnerable?
To say I’m also Orange,
a Capricorn,
a Turbulent Campaigner,
an...
#identity
#philosophical
#NaPoWriMo2021
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