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Lost Identitity

October 21, 2011
By AyeshaLiveLaughLove BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
AyeshaLiveLaughLove BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
4 articles 1 photo 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."
-James Dean


Your dreams, your thoughts, your beliefs.
What you perceive,
What others see,
Your individuality.
Your place in this world,
Unique in itself,
What makes you, you
And me, me.
But what happens when in one second,
Everything changes,
From the outside,
Your appearance, your way of life,
All the things they see.
Except what lies within,
Is still the same,
But starts to become distant,
Almost like it never happened.
So does it matter who you really are
Or what others see?
What happens when you start to doubt your own identity?
When you become
What they see,
And what you become,
Is not what you used to be.
So say good-bye to your old life,
To your dreams, your wishes, your everything.
And become who you aren’t,
Because you are what they see,
Not what you think you should be,
And in the end this is what makes you, you,
And me,
me.


The author's comments:
This poem was inspired by the novel Airhead and the concept of becoming what others see you as not what you really may be.

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on Aug. 31 2012 at 7:32 pm
AyeshaLiveLaughLove BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
4 articles 1 photo 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."
-James Dean

Thanks! I know what you mean(:

on Jul. 11 2012 at 12:13 am
somerandomperson GOLD, Millstadt, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
To love is to destroy to be loved is to be destroyed~jace wayland
forever alone

can erally relate i love this

 


on Jun. 24 2012 at 1:17 am
AyeshaLiveLaughLove BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
4 articles 1 photo 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."
-James Dean

Thanks a lot! Seriously, I can't thank you enough for all the feedback that you have given me on my poetry.  So props to you!  If you have anything that you want me to check out, don't hesitate to ask(:

on Jun. 24 2012 at 1:14 am
AyeshaLiveLaughLove BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
4 articles 1 photo 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."
-James Dean

Thank you! I totally agree(: If I have support from people like you I won't stop! Keep me updated on your work!!

on Jun. 23 2012 at 1:43 pm
frecklefire BRONZE, NY, New York
3 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters"
-Epictetus

This had so much meaning and I can really relate. Awesome job!

on Jun. 23 2012 at 12:14 pm
dark_stars96 SILVER, Tulsa, Oklahoma
5 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You cant hate some one whose dead" Kerosene by Miranda Lambert

i really like this article i think its true for everyone. your an amazing writer keep at it :)