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I Am Not I

March 8, 2022
By Mangolemonade PLATINUM, Houston, Texas
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I am not I.

I am the pen that pours out 

its blood on the battlefield of paper.

I am the ancient lullaby

sung by the stars.

I am the infinite dreams of a library.

I am the ravenous fire 

in the veins of the earth.

I am the hope of lost fireflies.

I am the eagle that shelters 

cities beneath his wings.

I am the cinnamon-hued heart

of hot apple cider.

I am the loneliness

of an asteroid.

I am the final prayer

of a melting glacier.

© Chris H., Honoka

The author's comments:

This poem is inspired by a poem of the same title by Juan Ramon Jimenez.

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