Substance

[organizedchaos]

Dear readers - this may be a bit wordy and corny, but there's something I like about it. It's simple and straightforward... as always, feedback and thoughts are welcomed.

I am a human being.
I make plans and break them.
I hug trees.
I like long, lazy days at the beach and probably sit in the sun for too long.
I have a hard time paying attention in meetings.
I wish my legs were longer and my skin was smoother.
I do like my freckles though.
I'm addicted to yoga and coffee, and like most girls I love chocolate.
I give people my trust too quickly, something that often leads to pain.
I religiously read my monthly horoscope the first day of every month, and actually believe a lot of what it says.
I feel trapped from my student debt.
I have a special bank account for traveling, and I never let the balance reach zero.
I always forget my keys and phone, and my family and friends always scold me for it .
I cry often.
I do my best to eat a vegan diet, but will never give up pizza and beer.
I hate technology, but I text all the time.
I spend eight hours a day on a computer, and I still come home and check my email.
Sunsets make me cry and whenever I'm near the ocean I lose myself.
I believe that you can heal the world by talking to strangers.
I have a life to-do list and I've already checked a few things off of it.
I have the strength and the fault of believing every word a man says to me, even though the words are often empty.
I have yet to find my soul mate, but I still think about who it could be every day.
I have a business casual wardrobe and spend my weekdays in a cubicle.
I wish I could sing and play the drums.
Nomatter what I do, my hair will always be wild, crazy, and out of place - I've chosen to embrace it.
I lust and want love at the same time.
Despite my cynicism, deep down I am a sucker for romance. I always say that I don't believe in it, but it always finds me, fills me, and leaves me feeling empty - in fact proving it's existence.
I intimidate most men. I don't try, I just know what I want from life.
I burn incense like it's my job and have fallen asleep holding burning candles. Yes, I know that is incredibly dangerous.
I go out in public to be alone.
I dance to feel connected.
I try to notice my reflection in your eyes to remind myself that we are of the same substance.
I am a human being.

[everyadventure]

Not sure this qualifies as a "poem," really, it's more of a checklist. Reminds me of the posters you used to see, "Everything I learned about life I learned from..."

I think this is a good jumping off point for several individual poems. You could easily make a poem out of "whenever I'm near the ocean I lose myself."

BTW, you seem like a very likable person!

[organizedchaos]

That is a great suggestion - I wasn't sure what to do with it. A dear friend of mine wrote a similar poem about herself and I was so moved by it that I wrote one of my own. My worry is that it is too literal though.

[Twota]

may be it's not a poem, but i really like many lines =DD especially that-I try to notice my reflection in your eyes to remind myself that we are of the same substance.-

[Jerrybaldy]

the list like qaulity and the I at the beginning of so many lines put me off