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0 posted 2004-01-06 10:58 PM


I have to admit that I completely stole this from Alicat... uh, wait... Poets don't steal... they use creative license in their art .
Anyhow, with the huge numbers of new poets I see joining our ranks, I figured this would be a good way for us to get to know them, and them us.


"I AM"

I am (two special characteristics you have)
I wonder (something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you very sad)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you actually dream about)
I try (something you really make an effort about)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (the first line of the poem repeated)

To start things off, I am posting my original response to this. /pip/Forum80/HTML/003725.html

Cause in my dreams it's always there
The evil face that twists my mind
And brings me to despair.

© Copyright 2004 Bradly Stott - All Rights Reserved
Alicat
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1 posted 2004-01-06 11:06 PM


*grin* And this is a very good ice-breaker challenge, with credit going to XAngel for introducing this challenge her son brought home from school back on the Old Blue forums (the precursor to piptalk).

Not sure if I could get the original Old Blue location, but here's the link to the first instance here.
/pip/Forum4/HTML/000891.html

Was most interesting seeing the 'one hand clapping' line.

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2 posted 2004-01-27 05:04 PM


Interesting idea...Here goes:

I am a child and an adult.
I wonder if I’ll ever feel like I’ve transcended that bridge.
I hear my thoughts constantly in my head.
I see them intertwining into a tangled mess.
I want to take more risks before I’m dead.
I am a child and an adult.

I pretend I know what I’m doing.
I feel like my life is not my own.
I touch life from a distance.
I worry I’ll never find a place to call home.
I cry about the little things and never about the big things.
I am a child and an adult.

I understand what I need to do with my life.
I say I’m going to get there.
I dream of love without sacrifice.
I try to be moved enough to care.
I hope the effort will suffice.
I am a child and an adult.

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3 posted 2004-01-27 05:42 PM


Another blast from the WAAAAYYYYY back. You have done a very good and interesting job on this challenge.

Cause in my dreams it's always there
The evil face that twists my mind
And brings me to despair.

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4 posted 2004-01-29 02:15 PM


Thank you!  It was interesting and much more difficult than I thought it would be.


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5 posted 2004-03-07 07:09 PM


Okay...interesting little exercise...makes you dig

I am a dreamer and a doer
I wonder what my future will bring
I hear laughter
I see joy
I want the world to know it too
I am a dreamer and a doer

I pretend I'm fearful - or sometimes that  
  I'm not
I feel change in the air
I touch hope
I worry about the well being of those I love
I cry when I see pain
I am a dreamer and a doer

I understand that I am loved
I say so are you
I dream to bring my passions to life
I try to accomplish just that
I hope to have few regrets on my final day
I am a dreamer and a doer

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6 posted 2004-03-07 09:03 PM


This thing just will NOT die!!!! lol Thanks again to Alicat (and XAngel) for bringing it around...

Copeprbell, you have certainly met this challenge. Well done..

BTW...I have my 15 y/o try this, and he wasn't quite able to get it... he ahd to think about himself too much!!! lol...
I think I'll give it to his English teacher next week...
>

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built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.


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7 posted 2004-03-24 12:38 PM


i am me, but belong to her
i wonder what will come to be
i hear my heart cry when it's her i don't see
i see the reality of my hallucinations
i want me to be whom her heart finds
i am me, but belong to her

i pretend my life is not a dream
i feel her presence inside my soul
i touch her existence in my imagination
i worry the unreal will stay that way
i cry as my heart yearns for satisfaction
i am me, but belong to her

i understand i'm in charge of my own life
i say that i'm free, but i'm actually not
i dream of one day holding her in my arms, never letting go
i try to keep myself in the actuality of my life
i hope to find in her the true happiness i am destined for
i am me, but belong to her

same-sex couples are like kama sutra - beautiful but misunderstood!

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8 posted 2004-04-03 06:06 PM


I am Your child
I wonder if I do You justice
I hear Your voice
I see Your open arms
I want to trust Your love
I am Your child

I pretend that the things I do dont hurt You
I feel Your arms around me
I touch the beauty of Your face
I worry that I will fail You
I cry because I dont deserve Your love
I am Your child

I understand I could never earn this love
I say that You are real
I dream of Heaven and Your glory
I try to bring You joy
I hope to know You more
I am Your child



Isaiah 1:18

"Everybody loves a rose, will you be thankful for the thorns?" -All Together Seperate

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9 posted 2004-04-18 09:39 PM


Okay, just stumbled into this area, and this looked like fun, so here goes:

"I AM"

I am joy and sorrow
I wonder what life is like on other worlds
I hear sounds of song
I see the ocean flowing
I want peace and harmony
I am joy and sorrow

I pretend I'm flying.
I feel the wind.
I touch the clouds.
I worry I'll disappoint you
I cry when I see pain and sorrow
I am joy and sorrow

I understand we are eternal
I say we can be love
I dream of being good enough
I try to do it right
I hope for better tomorrows
I am joy and sorrow

S.A.T.

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10 posted 2004-05-02 12:40 PM


I am special but ordinary
I wonder if that is possible.
I hear the twanging of the celtic harp
I see myself years before, plucking the strings with my bruised fingers.
I want to return to that past.
I am special but ordinary.

I pretend to be always cheerful
I feel always so detached
I touch a cup of ivory
I worry I shall never be warm.
I cry at my wasted years.
I am special but ordinary.

I understand now that maturity's not worth having
I say thoughtless childhood is worth more
I dream of death every night
I try to stop feeling this, when everyone else does.
I hope to find an escape.
I am special but ordinary.

"more than yesterday, less than tomorrow, i love you"

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11 posted 2004-05-02 12:43 PM


might i just say how much i loved sinfully_seductive's?



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12 posted 2004-05-02 02:17 PM


This is a great way for us to meet each other... and you have all done a very excellent job with it.

I AM smiling...
And tht fact should be enough to cause you to worry.

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13 posted 2004-05-21 07:38 PM


well thank you wings of the moon

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14 posted 2004-05-21 08:19 PM


I was just revisitinig my original post on this, and came up with a question that I cannot answer... (NOTa good sign):

I am hopeful and strong
I wonder how it all began
I hear one hand clapping
I see an imaginary friend
I am hopeful and strong

I pretend I don't care
I feel in love with the Bunny
I touch the thoughts of the young
I worry for the world of my children
I cry for nothing... least of all lost loves
I am hopeful and strong

I understand the love of a child
I say Small stuff is no sweat
I dream the stages and roads
I try for understanding of the false
I hope for happiness and love
I am hopeful and strong


WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY IS FEELING IN LOVE WITH THE BUNNY????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????


Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again...
http://www.cmlb.net/ringo

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15 posted 2004-05-21 10:41 PM


Ok Ringo, this was fun the first time, but , this time, I'm jamming to my GWAR and Manson,,,so beware the answers!


I am open and real
I wonder if I will find the truth
I hear a who
I see angels dance with demons
I want happiness
I am open and real

I pretend  not to feel pain
I feel a deamons touch
I touch an angels wing
I worry that my son is too much like me
I cry when I think of my dad
I am open and real

I understand Michaels love is true
I say I believe in myself
I dream of wandering thru a large house
I try not to hurt others  
I hope to see my best friend soon
I am open and real


I wish all could find the true happiness I have found,,in the eyes of Mike

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16 posted 2004-05-22 11:33 PM


Ringo,

My husband knows what it is to love the "Bunny", as that is my nickname in the martial arts.  If you've ever seen Monte Python Search for the Holy Grail, you'll understand.  I am the Bunny.

Smiles -- Susan

The whole of the Universe resides within each individual heart.

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17 posted 2004-05-22 11:46 PM


Susan- I understand ALL too well... many's the time I have lost out for lack of a shrubbery.
lol

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again...
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18 posted 2004-06-01 01:25 AM


"I AM"

I am Loud, but unheard
I wonder why i'm still breathing
I hear silence
I see perfection crumbling
I want to find love again
I am Loud, but unheard

I pretend i can change
I feel betrayed
I touch my shattered soul
I worry about the future
I cry about the past
I am Loud, But unheard

I understand i am nothing
I say the world must change
I dream about swordfighting
I try To be as good a man as my father is
I hope not to dissapoint anyone
I am Loud, But unheard

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19 posted 2004-06-01 10:41 AM


Hey Ringo...check sanctuary...
you and I are supposed to duet!

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20 posted 2004-06-21 11:58 PM


I am relentless to the point of recklessness
I wonder what’s out there waiting for me
I hear you calling my name
I see trouble brewing
I want to be loved
I am relentless to the point of recklessness

I pretend not to notice my heart’s breaking
I feel an emptiness deep inside
I touch his face in my dreams
I worry that I will never feel whole
I cry every February 28th
I am relentless to the point of recklessness

I understand that change is inevitable
I say that I can move on
I dream about being able to
I try to control my impulses
I hope to be someone I can be proud of
I am relentless to the point of recklessness

* For all the words of tongue and pen, the saddest are those, "It might have been." *

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21 posted 2004-07-29 12:22 PM


This is such a cool challenge, kudos to the one who thought of it, and to the one who revisited it. I just submitted my response in Open... /pip/Forum90/HTML/000927.html

_,,,^.^,,,_
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22 posted 2004-12-06 01:55 PM


I am a dreamer and an optimist
I wonder if Santa exists
I hear bells on angels' robes
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
I am a dreamer and an optimist

I pretend to be someone else
I feel the breath of fairied
I touch the wings of Pegasus
I worry that I dream too much
I cry when nature cries
I am a dreamer and an optimist

I understand that hatred exists
I say that can change
I dream wonderful dreams
I try to keep my feet on the ground
I hope to be a better person
I am a dreamer and an optimist

~~SCG~~

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23 posted 2004-12-06 02:05 PM


I loved this challenge when I did it a while back...

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

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24 posted 2004-12-06 03:40 PM


I am a little bit of my mom and my dad.
I wonder if my marriage will work.
I hear the sounds of the ocean.
I see me and my husband growing old.
I am a little bit of my mom and my dad.

I pretend that criticism doesn't hurt me.
I feel a presence surrounding me.
I touch the ends of the earth.
I worry about my kids.
I cry when I think about a how much my son  has changed my life.
I am a little bit of my mom and my dad.

I understand that marriage isn't what is cracked up to be.
I say "to each his own."
I dream of a house with a yard.
I try to be the best mom I can be.
I hope the best for my children.
I am a little bit of my mom and my dad.

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25 posted 2004-12-15 08:09 AM


"I AM"

I am creative and loving.
I wonder about the inequality of birth.
I hear angels sing when I am happy.
I see crystal castles reaching up into the heavens.
I want man to put down his arms and pick up each other.
I am creative and loving.

I pretend I am a fairy and can wave a magic wand.
I feel lighter than a spring breeze
I touch the Face of God when I touch that of a child’s.
I worry that my days will end before I have done all that I want to do.
I cry when a child cries.
I am creative and loving.

I understand that there are lessons to be learned through adversity.
I say that happiness is a state of mind. Think happy ~ be happy!
I dream of my children making this world a better  place than the one they were born into.
I try to do my very best at whatever I attempt to do.
I hope that I never cause other’s to feel sadness or pain.
I am creative and loving.

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26 posted 2005-04-20 01:01 PM


I am a devil’s child, a conduit of answers.
I wonder why I live their pasts, while I seek only my future?
I hear voices of the dead on lips of the living.
I see souls who wander, seeking answers as I do.
I want them settled, complete, and mostly gone.
I am a devil’s child, a conduit of answers.

I pretend not to hear them invading my mind.
I feel their coldness burning my flesh.
I touch them in some way that comforts them.
I worry I was once one of them.
I cry wondering was I as unhappy then?
I am a devil’s child, a conduit of answers.

I understand this purpose is my chosen fate.
I say prayers daily so God will watch over me.
I dream in sequence, picking up where I left off.
I tried shutting them out, but only they hold that key.
I hope and pray no one will ever have to dream of me.
I am a devil’s child, a conduit of answers.

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27 posted 2005-04-20 04:56 PM


"I AM"

I am special when I try to be normal, but especially normal when I try to be special
I wonder when purpose meets opportunity
I hear clapping as if I was finished
I see angels as if I was just beginning
I want to feel the warmth of epidemic happiness
I am special when I try to be normal, but especially normal when I try to be special

I pretend to be sure when I am simply unsure
I feel the depths of this hole
I touch the depths of me so hard, so cold
I worry that waking up will be even worse than this hole
I cry dry tears of fear
I am special when I try to be normal, but especially normal when I try to be special

I understand its all in my head
I say its not real
I dream this nightmare will stay with me still
I try not to wake up
I hope sleep takes my will
I am special when I try to be normal, but especially normal when I try to be special

*Disclaimer* I think I broke the rules, there is truth in this poem about me, but its not as obvious to the eye as the dark picture painted above.  Maybe the vague reality here is really what I am about, vague.

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28 posted 2005-04-20 08:53 PM


I keep bringing this back, because it is my favorite challenge, and I always get to read some of the most inspiring thoughts from my fellow scribblers.
The other best thing, Josh, is that as long as you follow the line starts, there are NO rules.

They took pictures of our dreams
Ran to hide behind the stairs
And said maybe when it's right for you, they'll fall

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29 posted 2005-04-21 10:24 AM


Agreed, this is a fun challenge.  I think it would stand the test of time.  I definitely think I could walk away for a week and do it again with totally different lines.  Fun Fun!!
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30 posted 2005-04-21 07:16 PM


Heh, so far, this challenge has stood the test of time since about 97 or 98.  My memory is a bit hazy whether XAngel got this challenge from her son, gave it to her son, or got this challenge from her son after he got it from a teacher.  It is a fun one though, with the only rule being the usage of the format.  Any style, any form, everything goes.  I guess you don't have to adhere to the line statements, though that would change the very nature of the challenge.
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31 posted 2005-06-17 05:03 PM


I posted one in Open 35.  I'd finally decided to write one.

Bridgette

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32 posted 2005-06-24 03:09 PM


I am happy and confident
I wonder what my future holds
I hear my husband's heart calling mine
I see the years etched on my face
I want to grow old gracefully
I am happy and confident
I pretend I have all the answers
I feel my mother's presence beside me
I touch the lives of those I love
I worry that it won't be enough
I cry when my emotions erupt
I am happy and confident
I understand that joy comes from within
I say "I am the master of my fate"
I dream of visiting the land of my birth
I try to make the best of what I have
I hope my kids know the mistakes I've made in raising them were made out of love
I am happy and confident

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33 posted 2005-12-30 02:14 AM


"I AM"

I am stubborn and ironic
I wonder why people voted for George W. Bush
I hear the silence of a car alarm
I see my brightly dim future
I want to experience being open-minded
I am stubborn and ironic

I pretend to be man's best friend and worst enemy
I feel uneasy about being an unemployed college student
I touch the sharp edges of books
I worry about the fate of my family
I cry when becoming a woman is at it's most difficult stages
I am stubborn and ironic

I understand that the flawless have flaws
I say that God is everything, religion is nothing
I dream of being confident enough to believe in myself
I try to please everyone without losing myself
I hope I don't come across as being an arrogant ass-hole
I am stubborn and ironic

I'm not crazy...I have papers to prove it!!

No weapon formed against me shall prosper... ISAIAH 54:17

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34 posted 2005-12-30 03:58 AM


Thank you for revisiting this challenge...
You have done an admirable job of it.

"...and as we drift along, I never fail to be astounded by the things we'll do for promises..."
Ronnie James Dio

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35 posted 2005-12-30 05:24 PM


I was reading my original recently on my hard drive and felt such a longing to show it again to someone.
Well amazingly enough - this thread is going.
I got the original template from my oldest son when he was in 5th grade (it was an assignment at school).

That said - here goes.

I Am

I am a dreamer and a poet
I wonder if there were ever really Unicorns
I hear a brook babbling in an ancient forest
I see a handsome prince on a majestic steed
I want to ride there too, among the trees
I am a dreamer and a poet

I pretend that I can feel the power of the horse underneath me
I feel the wind blowing through my hair
I touch the warmth of the horse's skin
I worry that this dream might really end
I cry upon waking and realizing it was just an elusive wisp of imagination
I am a dreamer and a poet

I understand that I must live in reality, not fantasy
I say that life is what we make of it
I dream of faraway places, and magical isles
I try to write beautiful sonnets about what's utmost upon my heart
I hope to write, someday, of my deepest desire
I am a dreamer and a poet


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36 posted 2005-12-30 06:15 PM


!wow! without having seen this
I just posted an I am in open
lol, coincidental or meant
'to be, or not to be' ???

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37 posted 2006-01-02 10:52 PM


I am a bird so free to fly so high
I am doe in me to sneak on by
I am a butterfly beauty to spread wings full with love
I am a turtle timidity to slip away and hide
I am a bumblebee is the buzz to quickly make my flight
I am an eagle, my wing to carry me when I am weak
I am a shark, my eye to keep me coy and to speak
I am the hippopotamus, the beauty with in me

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38 posted 2006-01-02 11:21 PM


X-Angel
Thanks for bringing it to PIP the first time, so I could steal... uh... BORROW it from Alicat when he re-posted it. I have had the pleasure of doing it twice so far, and figured out thingsd about me both times, and my daughter enjoyed it as well...
Lotta Lagg... yours was very well written as well... It make me want to see what you would do with all three stanzas...
If you have any questions about it, the form is on the very first post in this thread.


"...and as we drift along, I never fail to be astounded by the things we'll do for promises..."
Ronnie James Dio

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39 posted 2006-05-10 11:59 PM


Challenge
I AM

I am unique and friendly
I wonder if I’ll ever be free from sin
I hear rain drops  
I see the light through darkness
I want people to understand me
I am unique and friendly

I pretend that I’m a princess
I feel unwanted and then loved
I touch the surface of the ocean
I worry that I’m not what my parents want me to be
I cry in pain and anguish
I am unique and friendly  

I understand that we can’t all be perfect
I say we should love our enemies so we can love ourselves
I dream of what it will be like in heaven  
I try to overcome my fears  
I hope that I will succeed
I am unique and friendly

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40 posted 2006-06-10 06:01 AM


I AM

I am a poet

I wonder where i'll end

I hear the wind take me away

I see the most extraordinary lights

I want to see everything be everywhere and describe it all

I am a poet

I pretend to be more than i am

I feel lost in my own darkness

I touch your souls from my seat

I worry that one day it will all end

I cry at the things i have already lost

I am a poet

I understand the beauty of words in motion

I say play on words
  
I dream of the tommorrows to come

I try to find emotions yet untapped in you

I hope to touch all who read me

I am a poet

I went to the desert on a horse with no name, it felt good to get out of the rain.

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41 posted 2006-06-16 04:32 PM


"I AM"

I am bright and unique
I wonder where love is
I hear the wind singing
I see the warmth eminating from the sun
I want the love of my peers
I am bright and unique

I pretend to be perfectly content
I feel like little munchkins are jumping on my heart
I touch the wings of an angel
I worry about my future
I cry when I think of the past gone by
I am perfectly content

I understand the birds and the bees
I say my muse's words
I dream of perfect love
I try to be the best me possible
I hope for the dance of life to never end
I am the birds and the bees

/\/The Editing Queen\/\

It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for wo

destinys_Angel1983
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Supporting My Soldier
42 posted 2006-09-14 07:59 AM


"I AM"

I am a soldiers wife and a dreamer
I wonder can life without war exist
I hear the sounds of bombs dropping
I see the world torn apart
I want to know he will be forever safe
I am a soldiers wife and a dreamer

I pretend to be strong
I feel so afraid
I touch his picture
I worry he wont come home to me
I cry over the loss of so many soldier's lives
I am a soldiers wife and a dreamer

I understand they must do their jobs so we can live free
I say I believe in freedom
I dream of peace on this earth
I try not to cry, not let the tears fall
I hope he is safe and knows i love him
I am I am a soldiers wife and a dreamer

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This is the second time i've written this poem as soon as i find my orginal i'll post it..I havent written poetry since 2004 so i'm  quite a bit of rusty...thanks for your time


rhia_5779
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since 2006-06-09
Posts 1334
California
43 posted 2006-10-28 01:16 PM


I am  a picture being painted  and clay molding into a sculpture
I wonder the choices I make now , will they make me mature?
I hear ringing loud and clear in my ears
I see a domed building rising up and out of the horizon
I want to be remembered in who I am
I am a picture being painted and molded into a sculpture

I pretend a act of confidence , and no fear
I feel in my heart love reaching out to me here
I touch upon memories, sacred gifts to protect
I worry if they will know me when I get back
I cry at the thought of being strangers to the ones who know me so well
I am a picture being painted and molded into a sculpture

I understand what it takes to provide pillars for a friendship
I say I will always be there for as long as I live I know it in my soul
I dream about precious perfect love that will never be
I try to get up each morning and only be me
I hope for a special person to hold me through the storm.
I am a picture being painted and molded into a sculpture

xsaamaanthaax
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since 2008-11-28
Posts 21
USA, Arizona.
44 posted 2008-12-04 01:56 AM



Not really the best, But i tried.

I am hope full and hopeless.
I wonder what and who I can become.
I hear whispers of success .
I see my turning road ahead.
I want to make everyone’s words of wisdom true.

I pretend I’m living my happy life.
I feel content and relaxed.
I touch his face of love and happiness.
I worry that it’s going to die.
I cry for it to last forever.
I am hope full and hopeless.

I understand the risks I do take.
I say life can be a journey, a never ending path.
I dream that it will take me as far as I can go.
I try to make success, knowing nothing is perfect.
I hope this last forever.
I am hope full and hopeless.

Falling rain
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45 posted 2008-12-04 05:22 PM


I am a dreamer and a friend
I wonder how I wounded in this kinda mess
I hear music play in the back of my mind
I see my heart shatter inside
I want to be seen for who I am
I am a dreamer and a friend

I pretend to be something that I'm not.
I feel my heart lifting
I touch my porcelain skin and wonder
I worry that people will see who I am and fear.
I cry about my friends pain and sorrow's
I am a dreamer and a friend

I understand that I can be myself
I say that I can stand up for myself
I dream of the future and what it holds
I try to be courageous
I hope for the best to come
I am a dreamer and a friend

-Zach

Bob K
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Posts 4208

46 posted 2009-05-07 10:57 PM



     John Clare, 1793-1864 or thereabouts wrote this poem.  He was a crofter, about as far down the social scale as a guy could get without falling through the bottom.  He spent a long time in asylums and turned out a substantial body of very good poetry, somehow, in the process.  This is one of his most famous pieces, and holds together far better than I remember it as having done.  I toss it in because I suspect it is the great Grand-daddy of all the I AM poems, and simply because it's so darn good.  I hope it makes everybody feel the invitation to compassion that I think it means to offer, as well as the complex freighting of other messages it carries as well.  I like in particular the unpitying nature of "I am the self-consumer of my woe."  That's a place I'm all to familiar with.  I think it's a small jewel.

     Enjoy.

Bob Kaven
I Am

I am: yet what I am none cares or knows,
My friends forsake me like a memory lost;
I am the self-consumer of my woes,
They rise and vanish in oblivious host,
Like shades in love and death's oblivion lost;
And yet I am! and live with shadows tost

Into the nothingness of scorn and noise,
Into the living sea of waking dreams,
Where there is neither sense of life nor joys,
But the vast shipwreck of my life's esteems;
And e'en the dearest--that I loved the best--
Are strange--nay, rather stranger than the rest.

I long for scenes where man has never trod;
A place where woman never smil'd or wept;
There to abide with my creator, God,
And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept:
Untroubling and untroubled where I lie;
The grass below--above the vaulted sky.

—John Clare

Juju
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Posts 3429
In your dreams
47 posted 2009-05-09 07:28 PM


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-Juju

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Who thinks really deep thoughts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts " Silent all these Years, Tori Amos

Dr.Moose1
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since 1999-09-05
Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA
48 posted 2009-05-12 02:38 PM


Ringo,
I remember this from way back, but can't remember if I ever did one. Oh well, here goes.

I am quite possibly displaced
I wonder if it's all some grand mistake
I hear a song that's partially erased
I see foundations' walls begin to shake
I want for time to pass with much less haste
I am quite possibly displaced

I pretend to fit within the roles I play
I feel the weight of days quite tangibly
I touch upon these subjects in a way
I worry will reveal too much of me
I cry though men regard that with distaste
I am quite possibly displaced

I understand the problem and the sum
I say that I am not like those before
I dream of what it is I might become
I try to balance all these things and more
I hope not all I've done has been a waste
I am quite possibly displaced

Ringo
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Saluting with misty eyes
49 posted 2009-05-12 06:43 PM


Man... talk about a challenge that won't die!!!
It was a real treat to go back and re-read all of the posts from the ghosts of poets past, and to see the new ones.
Bob- thatnks for bringing that one in... it was truly enjoyable to read the "beginnings"

But this one goes to eleven...
http://www.hubpages.com/profile/RingoShort

Tara Simms Hall
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since 2001-11-07
Posts 87
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50 posted 2009-06-29 12:22 PM


I am eager and torn
I wonder if I have it in me to do this
I hear heartbreak coming
I see danger lurking ahead
I want to live the dream again
I am eager and torn

I pretend it's your hands touching me
I feel amazed at my audacity
I touch your soul with my words
I worry how it will all end
I cry over the pain that is yet to come
I am eager and torn

I understand that vows should not be broken
I say passion is the essence of my being
I dream of finding what I have lost
I try to hold on to what we had
I hope he remains oblivious
I am eager and torn


Elias Nevermore
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since 2007-11-03
Posts 152

51 posted 2009-07-28 03:08 AM


I am the man who lives for the past and speaks for the dead.
I wonder why the world hasn't swallowed me up yet.
I hear the silent calls of those who need help.
I see them calling out to me in their deep despair.
I want to reach out to them and quell their pain.
I am the last person to act upon these urges, and that is my shame.

I pretend to be the servant of man.
I feel like I am just betraying who I am.
I touch people's hearts with my honest words.
I worry that this honesty will be my curse.
I cry when I see the reality of this world
I am the man who lives for the past, and speaks for the dead.

I understand that everyone must die in the end.
I say that life can't be lived to its fullest if you think like that.
I dream that the end will not really be the end.
I try to believe that I will go to heaven.
I hope, when I am there, that I shall reunite with my friends.
I am the man who lives for the past and speaks for the dead.

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;" -Edgar All

peaceseaker
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since 2009-07-29
Posts 161

52 posted 2009-07-29 07:04 PM


"I AM"

I am joyful and loving
I wonder about the moon and stars
I hear meories rattling in my mind
I see color filled dreams
I want that peace in the valley
I am joyful and loving

I pretend it isn't so
I feel sadness for the red winged whipers
I touch a trembling heart
I worry that heaven is not for me
I cry the sight of a Grandmother's love
I am joyful and loving

I understand the meaning of love
I say love is something we do
I dream of myself and others
I try to forvive
I hope friendship always
I am joyful and loving

N|D|N|C|Lost-Poet
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since 2009-07-30
Posts 360
New Orleans
53 posted 2009-07-30 07:06 AM


I am lost and amused.
I wonder what it would be like, to save the world from itself.
I hear the spindle of scripture unwinding.
I see a web of lies unbinding.
I want the respect and fame along side inner-self finding.
I am lost and amused.

I pretend to stand upon a stage.
I feel as a jester within a cage.
I touch the book of life to turn the page.
I worry I shall lose my dreams to age.
I cry when hopeless as if I were bruised.
I am lost and amused.

I understand I cannot have what I wish.
I say New Day New Chapter.
I dream of a world of acceptance.
I try to bring smiles and laughter with diligence.
I hope to bring forth a flavor unused.
I am lost and amused.

-LostPoet

s1nfully_1nn0c3nt
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since 2003-10-26
Posts 1105
Watertown, NY
54 posted 2010-10-27 07:09 AM


I am openly reserved
I wonder what you think of me
I hear the voices, taunting
I see the angels crying
I want to be free
I am openly reserved

I pretend that nothing really matters
I feel afflicted with guilt
I touch with ignominy
I worry you'll know
I cry with that thought
I am openly reserved

I understand life is unjust
I say the world will go on
I dream about the end of this travesty
I try to break free
I hope you understand
I am reserved - openly.

-Trina.

"To decieve ones self, is truly a grueling battle. One which we're destined to lose."

Bob K
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since 2007-11-03
Posts 4208

55 posted 2010-10-28 03:59 AM



Nobody makes hats large enough to fit me
because I have a head as large and orange
as a hydrocephalic pumpkin,
and when I walk, I look like I’m heading
in two divergent directions.  
If I take too long a step, it seems possible
I’ll split down the middle, and on occasion
I actually hear the sound effect for that happening,
like a too-tight pair of pants ripping at the crotch.
My mid-line is probably pleated
to avoid such disasters from being terminal.
I want to have clothing that fits and looks great.
Nobody makes hats large enough to fit me.

I address the silence at night with my own silence.
We are speaking two different languages,
yet I am touched by something substantial.
I worry that I am not so foolish as I imagine.
It would be very sad, to be taken seriously.
Nobody makes hats large enough to fit me.

I understand you can burn yourself in an honest conversation
by touching the fire at the heart of another.
Even with people I dislike, the fire is there
and it makes me tremble.  I dream I am
consumed by the fire within others,
yet I try to listen, though I can feel myself
burning.  I hope to be consumed by
the fire of others, that thing within them
that is blinding.  I look like I’m heading
in two divergent directions.
Nobody makes hats large enough to fit me.

Amaryllis
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Posts 1306
Mi now
56 posted 2010-10-28 02:46 PM


Amazing, BobK.  Truly imressed by that!
~Amaryllis

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