Identity

Identity
A number
In a national system
Woman
Height
Colour of my eyes
Nothing about
Who
I am
Inside
All of that
Supposed to be
Self-defined

Identity
Mother of a child
Child of a mother
Every day
One foot in front of the other
Surviving
Creating a living
Relying on others
Needs first
Quenching a thirst
Wrapped in my worth
In each breath
Victorious

Identity
Professional
Huddled in a corner
Knees tucked under
Lost in the dark
Trying to find the spark
A shining light
Wading through the fights
Screaming
I might
Suppress the terror
See the blunders
Misplace me
Never
Again

Identity....

By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, 2012-01-17.