I am all the books I’ve ever read, all the movies I’ve ever seen, all the songs I’ve ever heard I am the snippets of conversation I overhear in the dining hall I am the scribbles on the chalkboard of my 11 am class I am the coffee stains on my mother’s mail I am the torn out pages of my journal I am the whispers in library study rooms I am the thumping music of the club I am too young to be in I am the blood dripping from a wound made too fast too deep too careless I am the popping in my ears as my plane steadily ascends beyond heights any person should go I am the angry yelling I try not to hear I am the deafening silence I wish would be interrupted I am the heartbeat racing faster and faster and faster as I lay completely still in bed, head covered my my blanket I am the too-loud laughter in early hours of the morning I am the tears blurring vision as I receive bad news I am hope I am fear I am hate I am love I am everything
the other day i asked myself, “who am i?” i think this is as close to an answer as i’ll get