I Am “Me”

• Aimee Wright, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2019

Take a close look at me, what do you see? A seemingly unsolvable maths equation? A small boat drifting aimlessly on the ocean, with no fixed destination?

I know what I am

I am a mirror, always honest and never deceitful. What I have to show you is not always what you want to see, but I will never lie to you.

A soldier, that’s what I am; marching through a crowded battlefield, clutching the bandaged wound on his chest. He struggles to keep it hidden for he knows that if his enemy knew, he would only be perceived as frail.

I am a hiker, walking down an unknown trail. There is no map to tell me when my journey concludes, so I’m going to keep on keeping on, until I finally reach the end.

I am a bird, watching over you from above. Sometimes when I’m flying, I notice certain things about you that others do not. Anyone’s story can change when it’s viewed from a different angle.

I am me.