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Tuesday, 2 June 2015

I am me...




A must read... But first I need you to answer the question with one word. If you are asked who you are, what is the one word you'll use to describe yourself?








I am not black, I am not white. I am not tall and I am not short. I am not music and I am not the movies. I am not popular and I am not unpopular. I am not weird and I am not regular. I am not odd and I don't belong. I am not Afro neither am I punk. I am not fat and I am not slim. I am not on top and I am not under. I am not fair and I am not dark. I am not right and I am not wrong. I am not my decision and I am not your decision. I am not an Idea neither am I a conclusion. I am not a myth and I am not a fact. I am not a shirt neither am I a pair of jeans. I am not my family neither am I my surroundings. I am not my choices and I am not yours either. I am not anorexic and I am not a glutton. I am not fake and I am not real. You choose to perceive me in a certain way and that says more about you than it does about me so I am not your perception. I am not this bottle of drink in my hand and I am not this stick of cigarette between my fingers.

I am not lazy neither am I energetic. I am not my occupation and I am not my hobby. I am not this tattoo on my chest neither am I the piercing in my tongue. I am not this mo-hawk on my head neither am I this spiked punk leather bracelets around my wrist. I am not a soldier and I am not a civilian. I am not cool and I am not a geek. I am not the gold chains around my neck and I am not the fitted snap back on my head. I am not my accent and I am not my language. I am not my country and I am not my continent. I am not my religion and I am not my society. I ain't a winner but I sure as hell ain't a loser.  I am not my town and I am not my city. I am not the certificate I own and I am not the course I read. I am not the club I visit on weekends and I am not the choir I participate in. I am not anger within me right now, the stress I 'm feeling right now or the pain I am going through, therefore I am not my emotions. I am not my choice in lovers and I am not my past lovers.

I am not gay and I am not straight. My future and present partners don't define me so I am not my lover. My mistakes don't define me and my wrong decisions aren't me therefore I am not my regrets. Listen to my stereo and you'll hear a particular genre of music all the time, that's not me either. I am not the tears rolling down my cheeks and I am not the burn I feel in my chest. I am not cancer and I am not a parasite. I am not flat chested neither am I endowed. I am not my cheating spouse and I am not the divorce I went through. I am not this heartbreak and I am not this failed attempt. I am not these words that you sent flying like arrows to wound me. I am not the look you give me when I pass by. I am not the dagger of words you stab into my back when i'm not attentive. I am not this feeling of discomfort you make me feel when you push me away. I am not my fat bank account and I am not what's left in my pockets. You see these 22 rings I choose to wear around my fingers? that's not me. Look down at my feet, I am not these 'shoe-less' feet or my grumbling empty stomach.

The adult movies I watch and the cartoons I love aren't the answer. I am not empty and I am not full. I am not my flabby body or am I my ripped muscular physique. I am not the keke-na-pep I take to work everyday or the custom made Mercedes Benz I drive to my establishment. I am not my poor dress sense neither am I the beautiful matching dresses I rock. I choose to dye my hair red,blue,purple or green but that's doesn't define me. These labels that you tag on me to classify me say nothing about me but say everything about you instead.


So when you look at me what do you see...?  Hold on, i'll tell you who I am cos another chance for you to speak is just another label for me. It's simple really. I am just me, no tags attached. You don't need a definition for who I am. Can't you just see me as your fellow human?

Stop the labeling....


Coming up>>> Stories of Deceptive Looks: Cristiano Ronaldo

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posted by Unknown @ 15:06   5 Comments

5 Comments:

At 2 June 2015 at 17:23 , Blogger Unknown said...

I we commend on this great article well ones am through for today.

 
At 2 June 2015 at 18:15 , Blogger Thelma's cake world said...

These are Powerful words to ponder upon....
I am not my hair,i am not my skin,i am the soul that lives within...
Some find me weird
Some say am funny,
Some see me as a strict unapproachable person..
Others sees me as a very sweet soul
Some view me as the most playful gurl..
Some cant stand the sight of me..
While some are dying to have me in their midst..
Some see me as too quiet....
Peeps have got different opinions about me..
But the truth is...
Ī am simply ME!!

 
At 2 June 2015 at 18:49 , Blogger Omogbolahan said...

Wow, this is interesting! I am me too, anything anyone thinks about me is their opinion of me and not what I really am.

 
At 3 June 2015 at 08:18 , Blogger Unknown said...

Yeeh! I thought of the answer before reading deep. At the end of the day you are just you

 
At 3 June 2015 at 12:31 , Blogger Unknown said...

yaaay! you used the song I used to open today's Music section.Nice one thelma. You are simply you

 

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