Me Being Me
By CM
My mind is powerful, that’s why I use it,
My body is a vault, that’s why I protect it,
My dreads are strength, that’s why I nurture them
My eyes are movies, they tell a story
My hands are tools, that’s why I write.
My legs and feet are one, that’s how I run
My skin is light, but I’m still black
My perfect picture of me being me.
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CM,
I really enjoyed your poem. I loved the line, “my eyes are movies, they tell a story”! Wow, oh wow, is that a powerful story. This whole poem has a strength in itself to it, and I appreciate you sharing this with us!
Best regards,
Samantha
Your poem gives me confidence in my own skin. I feel like my features are super valuable after reading your poem. I love the way you wrote the poem and how much power it has in it. It is truly wonderful to know you are you and nobody can change that. Really enjoyed this one! I’d love to read more.
I love how everything in this poems leads to what make you you
Hi CM – I love this positive energy! It’s great that you shared this poem so that others can read your words and feel empowered, too. Keep doing you and taking care of yourself!
I loved the whole theme of the poem and the repetitiveness used to get the message across. Keep up the great work!
I like how you really vividly illustrate what different parts of you mean to you. We all often forget to be grateful for our bodies and minds, but all things work together to make us who we are. May you continue to feed light and acknowledgment to everything that makes you the powerful and loved being that you are ❤️
This is a beautiful poem, CM. I especially love that you call yourself, a “perfect picture.” I think that it is important to be proud of who you are, as a writer or a runner or a person, and you capture that message in your work exceptionally. Continue being you and loving the perfect picture that you are, CM!
I enjoyed reading your poem, The line “My perfect picture of me being me.” touched me because that really the outlook I have for myself. Being happy with myself, self fulfillment, confident, being a leader and not a follower is what comes to mind when I think of that line. Peace and respect.
Such a simple thought of acceptance said in a beautiful way. Sometimes I have doubts about what I can or can’t do but I am remined by things like this that you need to accept yourself. I really like your line of “My perfect picture…”. We may strive to be perfect but that doesn’t mean we can’t happy with how we already are. Continue your beautiful work!
Deep, Fragile yet Immensely Powerful!!
Just 8 sentences concisely conveying the life experiences, every time you re-read it’s tells a new story.
Wish you a super bright future…
CM,
I loved this poem and your general self-empowerment. It’s so easy to lose sight of what makes us powerful, important, and valuable in this crazy life. Never stop appreciating exactly what it is that makes you, you!
Mona
I loved this poem, especially the final line! Today, there is a lot of comparison between people, however, your poem is an incredible reminder of how beautiful and perfect each person is on their own, without all of the comparisons that are made today.
Your poem is symbolic in which it reminds everyone that they are perfect as themselves. It gives off confidence, and empowerment. I admire that when reading this poem, and I hope more people can start accepting themselves.
Dear CM,
Thank you for sharing your poem. I loved every word and honestly related to a majority of the dialogue written in the poem. It has become so easy to lose yourself and to give up, but your poem emphasizes our true values and to always remember the importance of yourself.
Thank you for sharing this poem – it’s interesting to read different pieces of writing & observe the different perspectives that everyone has. Yours radiates positive energy & I admire that. Best wishes & keep writing!
I loved this poem as it gives me confidence to be on my own and to be motivated because my mind is powerful. For this to be a short poem it is very deep and powerful.
CM, this poem is short but powerful. So often we forgot to love who we are because we have accomplished so many things. I hope you continue to be unapologetically you. I really like the parallel structure that you incorporate – it adds to the effect of the poem.
Nice analogies! way to make seemingly simple things have a meaning much bigger than what they are. You give great detail to these and let the reader know that you value yourself which is an amazing thing to see. Keep writing and keep expressing yourself!
Ahh I love this poem, it makes me wanna love myself
CM, your heart is golden, your words inspirational, and my heart recognizes your struggles although I know nothing of you but eight lines.
Dear CM,
I love both the message of this poem, and your style of writing. I personally have found it really healing to focus on all the things my body can do for me, rather than the value others place on it. Your poem reminds me of that sentiment, and echoes the thought that I am more than just one aspect of how I look. Your mind is powerful, and is able to produce something meaningful, so please continue to write. Thanks for writing this inspiring poem!
Sincerely,
SS
Hey CM!
I love this poem! It shows a profound confidence and love for you which is incredible! I love to use affirmations everyday to remind myself of who I am, so this resonated with me. The energy of this poem brings so much love and security into life. I especially loved the line, “My dreads are strength, that’s why I nurture them.” This is such an important point that will only make you stronger. Thank you for this poem, I can’t wait to read more of your work!
I am very heartfelt about this poem, I can really picture an image while reading this. The line, “My eyes are movies, they tell a story” reminds me of all the times that my family and friends talk about my eyes. My eyes are said to come from my moms side of the family because they are very unique. Therefore when my friends look at them they always tell me they are pretty and unique and no one has ever seen anything like them before.
This had wonderful imagery and was quite meaningful. “My eyes are movies, they tell a story,” is a sentence that reminds me of how my friends and family comment on my eyes. My eyes are from my mother’s side and are unlike any other eye you’ve ever seen. My friends usually make comments about them, but they honestly remind me of my great grandmother, who died shortly after I was born. I’ve heard a lot of stories about her and wish I could remember them all since she seems like a kind person.
CM,
Your poem tells me how much you treasure yourself and protect yourself. I love how confident you are and are willing to say everything out loud. I applaud you, this poem helped me become more protective over myself.
I like how positive this poem is, outlining the things that you love about yourself. We are all unique in different ways, and sometimes we can compare ourselves to others in a negative way. I like how you wrote the things that make you, you in a positive light. This is a reminder to all the readers to think about what we also love about ourselves. Thank you for sharing!
After reading through several pages of poems online, your poem is the one that stood out to me the most. I really enjoyed the poem a lot and how everything throughout the poem leads to what makes you the person you are. I also loved the confidence throughout the poem! I even felt more confident in my own skin with all the reminders your poem gave on how special and unique everyone’s individual features are. Your use of repetition used throughout the poem really allowed for your message to get across. My favorite line in the poem is “My perfect picture of me being me.” I connected with this line a lot because this is the way I try to view myself. Being happy with ourselves isn’t always easy but it is so important! This was a difficult lesson for me to learn growing up but made such a difference when I did. I also thought your first line in the poem of “My mind is powerful, that’s why I use it” was a great hook to the poem. Overall, the whole poem had such positive energy which is exactly what I needed the moment I was reading it.
ML
I really like your poem because it’s also true. Nothing about it is wrong. It reminds me about how each person is not the same and everyone is perfect in there own way. Keep writing this is great!
I think this poem is very powerful. The repetition of “My” followed by an explanation brings in attention for the beauty of being yourself. Overall, I thought this was a very nice poem.
CM,
I love this poem and how personal it is about yourself. Showing and feeling self love is very important for ourselves and I love that you showed it in this writing.
This is really great! I feel like you’ve expressed yourself so well, and shows how our bodies and minds are so powerful and important. I especially liked “My eyes are movies, they tell a story” because everyone has seen and experienced so much, their eyes have seen it all.
Hello CM, I want to start off by saying how beautiful your poem is. It’s very uplifting, and strong headed. You make a good, and bold point about how Important, and beautiful we are, and how each feature of ourselves not only make us who we are, but why that is and how it helps us in life; and that we should be proud to be who we are and be grateful with what we have. I love the language used in this work. “My eyes are movies; they tell a story “Was just fascinating. Because it’s true. Life plays out among us like a film we never seen. Not knowing how it ends, what comes next, and each choice takes us down a different path. I admire your self-confidence, and how happy you are to be you. As easy as it is to fake it till you make it, I hope one day I can see myself the same as you see yourself, and acknowledge, my own beauty, and embrace it. Thank you so much or sharing this poem.
I wish you the best! – Aaliyah.
This poem is so beautiful for many different reasons. It is wonderful to hear someone speak about learning to love themselves and be authentic to who they truly are. Your words are truly inspiring and I am so grateful that I have gotten the chance to read them. Thank you so much for sharing.
CM, this poem is so meaningful! It really made me think about what is truly important in my life. It is important to bring these things to light because I think a lot of people take the little things for granted. Thank you for sharing this.
The line that stood out to me the most was when you said “My eyes are movies, they tell a story.” This line is truly powerful because it emphasizes how we all have our own lives and our own stories that come along with them. We are all unique in our own ways and you can learn a lot about another person just by hearing about the stories that they may tell. I like how this poem also creates a sense of identity which can be hard to do especially if you are no sure who you are as a person or not sure where you stand in the world. However, your poem shows who you are working towards it and have a strong sense of who you are which is great! Keep up the great work!
CM, your poem is written so uniquely. I love how you include all the great aspects within yourself physically and mentally and why you are proud of them. We live in a world where many have insecurities, and I am sure you still have some, we all do. The important thing here though is that you are self aware of all the great things you have to offer as a person. I feel this poem could be very inspiring to those struggling with self imagery issues, the way you write could allow someone to make a template and apply it to their true identity as well. Great work!
This poem is very inspiring, and from reading it I can tell that you have confidence in yourself to turn your life around. It is mentally and physically draining being incarcerated, and this is a huge step toward becoming a better person. The last line of the poem”My perfect picture of me being me” is very inspiring and gets a huge point across. I really like this poem, continue writing!
This is truly incredible. It makes me so happy to hear somebody vocalize their love and acceptance of themselves. You have inspired me to try my best to do the same. Thank you so much for sharing.
WOW. this poem is amazing! the confidence you have is great. i love the line where you mention your mind and how it is powerful it is good to realize how smart you are, don’t let anyone tell you are not smart or beautiful or anything negative! keep writing!
I loved how you picked important parts of you to illustrate to us. It shows your confidence and how you feel strong in your own skin, which is important and powerful to the readers. You are who you are and you are proud of it, you wouldn’t want it any other way. This poem is empowering and I loved reading it. I hope you continue to be happy within yourself and love yourself the way you should with all of your amazing attributes that make you the one and only YOU. Keep writing, you’re amazing.
I think this poem embodies the word strength. It takes a lot of work and growth to fully expect and love every part of yourself. Society tells people that they need to look the ideal way and if you don’t then you won’t be accepted, so you grow up trying to reach perfection, but in reality perfection isn’t reachable. Everyone is different and every body type is different, if everyone eats and does the same thing every day we’d still all look different. We need to use our differences as beauty. I think every kid needs to hear this poem because it shows that it’s ok to be yourself and love yourself fully. The only opinion that should matter is yours when it comes to your life. It takes a long time for people to realize that, but once you do life is less stressful because you get rid of the small voices in your head that tell you aren’t enough. You are enough.
It’s so great seeing value in yourself and knowing your identity. You see the important things and abilities and traits that you have while wanting to protect them from others. I like your eyes being like a video camera recording every step of the way throughout your lifetime.
Poem when we talked about ourselves can be really cool and give others a perspective of who we are! I loved the flow of each line as it made it really easy to follow and understand! The imagery help me create a picture of you in my mind, which was great! I believe this was your purpose from your last line, so this was great! Thank you for sharing!
Hello! I think this poem beautifully represents self-love. This is something not many people are comfortable with and I think this shows the personal growth you have gone through in your life to get to how you feel about yourself today. You portray the power you possess and the greatness you can achieve with it. I think this is beautiful and hope you continue to create more.
I love how everything in this poems leads to what make you you. I love “My dreads are strength, that’s why I nurture them”. It makes me so happy to hear somebody vocalize their love and acceptance of who they are. Keep writing
Your words are so powerful and inspirational. accepting and appreciating who you are can be a hard journey for many but you do a beautiful job motivating others to remember there is only one you and you have to embrace that. Your poem reflects a sense of empowerment and affirmation, with you recognizing and celebrating your own strengths, talents, and uniqueness. This can be inspiring and uplifting for readers, as it conveys a message of self-confidence and self-acceptance.
CM,
Your poem speaks a truth that we all need to accept and embrace. I feel like in society we all try to fit into what is considered acceptable. But you, you are proud about each and every part of yourself. From your personality to your body, you preach a level of acceptance most of us will never reach. Thank you for the enjoyable read, and I hope to read more from you in the future.
Hello! Thank you for sharing your poem I enjoyed reading it. It shows that you should love every aspect of yourself.