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Lost Identity

December 14, 2016
By Felicitysitze17 BRONZE, Foristell, Missouri
Felicitysitze17 BRONZE, Foristell, Missouri
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When they ask me

"Who are you?"

I seem to draw a blank

I dont know how to answer

And I dont know what to think

I try to come up with something 

But there are no words to describe 

The way I feel meaningless to this world

Like a sail boat is meaning to Kansas

I feel lost and confused

Not sure what it is im supposed to do

I have my reasons to feel this way

Yet I cant name one

I feel like im suffocating

In this world

Wth no purpose in life

No direction

And no understanding of who I really am

I try to speak my mind

But no words come out

I want to tell them who I want to be

But that doesnt answer the question

I dont know who I am

And I dont know if I ever will

So when they ask me

"Who are you?"

I tell them 

"I dont know"


The author's comments:

I was inspired to write this piece after someone literally asked me "Who are you?" I didnt know how to answer that question and It made me really think about what exactly the question was asking. After not being able to answer that question, I decided to describe the way I felt when asked "Who are you?" and I turned it into a poem.


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