i am
what i am
i am audacious
strong
sometimes cold
intentional and directed
i am "mean"
but i'm also known
warm and soft
not fuzzy
not loud
in tune
i am a song with a hidden beat
you've got to have soul to find me and get me
i am
negotiable, changeable, pliable
and grounded
i am
several things
am friend
ear, shoulder
response
anger
i am righteousness
except when i'm wrong
cut and dry
but very superfluous
i am voice
color swells in and around me
i am a tapestry in your living room
you will never forget me though i may be a silent memory

i am all of your need sna dwants
but i am unwanted
sometimes

i am the random phrase that comes to mind and brings a smile
orange and summer rain on bare shoulders
feeling good
the dance that glides and swings
then jumps
all with grace
i am full of love

and delighted to meet you
a chipped nail that sometimes scratches but is still there
moldable

i am clay
earth holds me in its palms
and here i rest
at peace
and free to say
yes
or no

life
i am life
lived well

what i am
is me

Copyright © 2006 by Arin Lawrence