Thrifted Identies
For Gabriel's "Lost-ish" Unofficial Poetry Challenge
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familiar paths, all washed away
the sun has gone, the sky is gray
I'm not broken, just lost, today
I'll paint a new smile on my face
get myself up and take a breath
I'll dance this dance all by myself
another day as someone else
leaving my feelings on a shelf
remembering the good ol' days
when everything fell in its place
sometimes those memories erase
this strange new me that I’ve replaced
yet, here I sit, feeling lost-ish
thrifted identities seem foolish
guess I'm the one who's being fooled
the lessons learned, from being schooled
but I've been missing me lately
that girl I was, is haunting me
somehow makes me want to believe
that she's the one I'm meant to be
out to wander a short time ago
can I return, nobody knows
as long as I refuse to show
I can't be someone I don't know
another long look in the mirror
waiting for signs that she'll appear
a valued prize, on a thrift store shelf
never wanting to be someone else
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (13)
Perfectly described! "this strange new me that I’ve replaced yet, here I sit, feeling lost-ish
This line is important, as some days we feel like failures yet in truth, it is just a day and we are worthy not worthless. ‘ I'm not broken, just lost, today’
We become what we are! Well-wrought!
Well done 👍🏼…whimsical.
This is wonderful, Kelli! I felt the sensation of the lost/abandoned self in your stunning verse! Awesome entry to the challenge!
Beautiful work, Kelli! Love this concept and how smoothly it flowed!
Beautiful entry. Well done.
adore the title and that image! this had such great rhythm and rhyme and a strong sense of poignancy but with resilience! bravo, Kelli!
Lovely Kelli, it bounces along really nicely 😊
This is fantastic, Kelli - so raw, eloquent, profound, and reflective; amazing work, and thank you so much for entering this!!
absolutely love this, and that pic is neat!
This is very relatable!
I think we all see ourselves this way. Good work.