Kyle's Weekly Poetry
Hello, my name is Kyle Rolfe.
I'm a media student in Swansea College, and I am a poet. Well, an aspiring one at least.
Recently, a poem I wrote for an art contest was entered into a UK-wide competition and I was shortlisted down to the100 finalists out of 1762 entries.
Although I did not come up in the final 11 winners it has given me more confidence to post my poetry online, so each week (or maybe every two weeks) I shall post an original piece of poetry that I hope shall inspire and encourage and other young people.
So, to start off this weekly article I shall post my award winning(ish) poem entitled I Am What I Am.
I am what I am because of me,
I laugh and I smile when I'm full of glee,
The sun shines brightly, right on me,
My opinions are mine,
And my mind is free.
But when people judge me
For what I am,
Should I take it and leave it
Or grin and bare it?
Am I still who I am, because of me?
If I'm not, who I am because of you?
It's my choice,
I won't be swayed,
My passion, my fashion, it's here to stay,
Because of me, I am what I am.
Why a person should be judged,
For their choice of music,
Or the colour of their face,
Isn't it true that
We are all one united race?
If I were you, would I be me,
Forced to conform by your decree?
If everyone's the same,
Like robotic sheep,
Why follow a flock
When I can just be me?
My choice is mine,
Not yours, you'll find,
My freedom to expression
I execute and employ,
For I am what I am,
And you can't change that.
So, no I will not cut my hair,
That you will have to bear
No I won't go out and drink
For my mind is mine,
And mine to think.
With your hurtful nudge
And your corrupt right to judge,
Your kicks and your shoves,
You are you and I am me.
Your icy words, stab deep into hearts,
Your fear of difference,
It is my right to be different,
You have no right to judge,
Hate and discriminate.
For if I am what I am, does that mean I'm inhuman?
Two arms,
Two legs,
Two eyes,
One heart,
Does that describe you, as it describes me?
Our tastes are different
But our race is not,
The united people,
The human race.
IMAGE: supaztyler2
5 Comments – Post a comment
Pasternak
Commented 19 months ago - 25th June 2010 - 09:28am
Nice one.
Never be afraid to be yourself, and display that person proudly to the world.
sarahp
Commented 19 months ago - 25th June 2010 - 09:44am
Kyle this is absolutely brilliant!, hope you get recognised for the clever writing you do keep up the good work mate! x
Scattered
Commented 19 months ago - 25th June 2010 - 09:46am
Yeah man this is really good. I can't write poetry for toffee but I enjoy reading other people's on here and this is up there with the best!
CLICryan
Commented 19 months ago - 25th June 2010 - 09:48am
Would be good see a Swansea network of creative writing coming through and sharing comments with Cardiff. If you haven't yet seen Shouttawe it's been live for a while:
www.shoutawe.co.uk
if you're reading this in Swansea, theSprout is here:
www.thesprout.co.uk
cid
Commented 19 months ago - 25th June 2010 - 10:05am
Forget aspiring
you are a poet - you are doing it - not dreaming about it
do dream on