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How

May 14, 2021
By Nez BRONZE, Bedford, Ohio
Nez BRONZE, Bedford, Ohio
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Identity. The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

Is it really that simple

Just be who or what you are

You can’t possibly just simply be who you are if you don’t know yourself

You can’t be yourself if yourself tells you, you're a fraud

You can’t be yourself if you're not happy with yourself because of society's restrictions

There’s homophobia and racism and body expectations

Can you be yourself if you can’t express it

They have as my mother once said “first the gay war and now the sex war”

Although it truly is a battle that shouldn't need to be fought

Like The Civil war a fight for human freedom the choice seems obvious

We have body images of what “beauty” is and how they think all women or men should look

People who are look different it can be genetics, disorders, and other stuff they can’t control

They want you to be happy but if you get stares from walking down the street and the degrading names, how can you

“Is” is what’s wrong with that definition, is seems like you are what you are but sometimes people won’t accept it either themselves or people around them

truly the entire definition is wrong humans could never possibly be true to themselves entirely

Shouldn't it be; Identity. Knowing and expressing to others who or what a person or thing is


The author's comments:

Hi. I don't know how good I am at poetry and etc but my teacher has us write these and told me I should submit some so here it is a poem on Adolescence and Identity


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Lydiaq ELITE said...
on May. 24 2021 at 3:41 pm
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.
--me

Great, I think tho it would work better as a short essay, just my opinion:)