The You In You

Who are you?

You are who you choose to be,

but no matter how you turn and twist,

the you, in you will always be you.

It’s okay to ask yourself, “Who am I?”

once in a while. It’s okay to answer

while you scream or cry, but always

remember, I am I, from the pupils

in my eyes to the way I smile.

Yes, you are different. Your skin is a

different pigments. You may be “fat”

or “thin,” but these are all mindless things

compared to what’s within. One train

of thought races the wind, a million miles

a second in the think of things, but again

you lost to win because a new train made

you lose track.

Are “YOU” back?

You seem different. Who’s that?

You are you, and they are what you

can’t be because you are who you

choose to be. But no matter how you turn and twist,

the you in you will always be you,

even if you were two.

Akeel Louison

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