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angel6917
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since 2000-01-14
Posts 478
WI

0 posted 2000-03-14 04:12 PM


I am myself,
not trying to be
like everyone else,
just trying to be
who I am,
just trying to be me.

I care about others,
and I can say that
no matter what's been done,
I can still care,
and still try my best
to help anyone out.

I am a person
who tries my best not to burden
anyone with all my problems-
I realize that everyone has their own,
and I try my best to
help them with theirs.

I am sensitive,
whether people believe it or not.
I am easily hurt,
and I hide it until
I'm all alone,
But I wish more people were kind.

I admit to anyone that
I can be strange,
but part of that is
what makes me who I am,
the little quirky things I do
are what make me unique.

I just wish people
could see who I am,
and not look at the
clothes I wear or the food I eat.
I want people to see what's on the inside,
and see me for who I am.

~Kristi Lynn

© Copyright 2000 Kristi Stanczak - All Rights Reserved
DragonFang
Senior Member
since 2000-03-09
Posts 522
Missouri, USA
1 posted 2000-03-14 04:31 PM


Very nice poem Kristi. Hehehe, seventh period is cool, no class *smiles*. I'm sure you're all that you said in your poem, but I say your a friend.   Well, this was a nice deversion, back to research.

 "Sa souvraya niende missian ye." I am lost in my own mind.

Oo0ostephanio0oO
Member
since 2000-01-19
Posts 194
Massachusetts ~USA~
2 posted 2000-03-14 05:05 PM


Very well put poem. I am in your position, alot. Everyone thinks I'm a pushover because I am very defensive of myself. It's only because many people have hurt me in the past and that is the only way I know how to deal with certain things. I have a hard time letting people in because I don't trust very many people, which also happens to be involved with what people have done to me in the past. Although those who have been let in know me well, and how sweet I am. It really bothers me that people think I am a b...h just become I am a very sesntive person.

 (:***Stephani***:)
"A true friend will always stay a friend
whether or not you feel as though the friendship or relationship is about to end."


pharon
Member
since 1999-11-13
Posts 251
alabama
3 posted 2000-03-14 05:57 PM


good job with this one    i can TOTALLY relate to this.  just keep being you and never let anyone discourage you!! talk to you later. bye
   -- pharon --

emptyness
Member
since 2000-03-09
Posts 95
mobile,Ala,USA
4 posted 2000-03-14 06:23 PM


i think that almost anyone can see themselfs in this poem   i know that i resemble a lot of what you said   especially in the third para.   keep it up angel

 "scribere iussit amor" love commanded me to write


dazed
Member
since 2000-03-13
Posts 119
USA
5 posted 2000-03-15 03:16 AM


Angel
that is a good poem, i wish everyone looked around at everyone that way because the world would be a better place!!
keep on posting !!
Dana

4eva_at_heart
Member
since 2000-02-12
Posts 238

6 posted 2000-03-15 05:37 AM


i wish everyone could have this outlook on life...i agree with dazed that the world would be a much better place.
i can relate to this poem heaps

good job
keep up the posts
Bec

angel6917
Member
since 2000-01-14
Posts 478
WI
7 posted 2000-03-15 09:31 AM


Hey all!  
Thanks much for the sweet replies!

DragonFang~
Not gonna be here until Friday, huh?
I guess we here are irresistable, aren't we?
Anyhoo, thank you for your sweet comment,
it means soooooooo much.

Stephani~
I completely agree with what you had to say.
People seem to think the same of me,
but as I said, I don't care,
because what they think isn't who I am.
I am who I am, and I am who I made myself.
That's all there is to it,
and if someone doesn't like it, tough.

Pharon~
I never let anyone discourage me.
If someone says something,
I just do something that proves that
I'm not like everyone else,
but the way I want to be.  

Emptyness~
The third paragraph is the one
I wish the most I could be different in,
just because I've had so many problems,
and I'm not the kind of person to ask for help until it's in dire need.
I just can't do that to people...

Dana and Bec~
I wish people could look at life more
in the way I do, too,
instead of everyone trying to be cool,
or to fit in with everyone else.
It just doesn't work that way....

~Kristi Lynn

Danny Holloway
Member Elite
since 2000-01-15
Posts 2034
Tulsa, OK
8 posted 2000-03-15 11:18 AM


Be yourself, don't change for anyone.  We're not supposed to look alike or act alike.  It's in the ways that we're different that make us and the world a special place.
People who would change you are insecure and afraid of your uniqueness. (opinion)
I'm rambling so I'll stop.  
I like your expression in this piece.

DragonFang
Senior Member
since 2000-03-09
Posts 522
Missouri, USA
9 posted 2000-03-15 12:21 PM


Kristi, if you want to know why I'm still here mail me and I'll be glad to explain. Most of it though it I'm just slacking off again.

 "Sa souvraya niende missian ye." I am lost in my own mind.


JennyeMeshan
Member
since 2000-02-15
Posts 103
Cecil, Wisconsin USA
10 posted 2000-03-15 01:00 PM


OK kristi! Me know how you are! LOL!!! I liek the poem a lot...you betta keep writing and make your best bud JennyeMeshan proud ok? (like a mother)

 "If thou can wait then thou shall stay"
-Destiny's Child


JennyeMeshan
Member
since 2000-02-15
Posts 103
Cecil, Wisconsin USA
11 posted 2000-03-15 01:00 PM


OK kristi! Me know how you are! LOL!!! I liek the poem a lot...you betta keep writing and make your best bud JennyeMeshan proud ok? (like a mother)
~JeNnYeMeShAN~     cool man!


 "If thou can wait then thou shall stay"
-Destiny's Child


angel6917
Member
since 2000-01-14
Posts 478
WI
12 posted 2000-03-15 01:01 PM


Danny~
Of course we're supposed to be different-
it's the way God made us.  
I agree with what you say about
people being afraid of uniqueness.
Thank you for your sweet reply.

DragonFang~
I can't mail you until about 1:30-2:00
when I'm outside of school,
but I will...
I'm glad you're here to keep me company.

~Kristi Lynn

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