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something just a bit more

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I
want to be more
than what I am not.
I
want to be more
than what I am.
I want to be more than the sum
of my flaws and my virtues.
I want to be more than my name
I want to be every letter making up all of them
the vowels and the consonants
every straight line and curve
making up who I am
unchangeable and defined to
the changed and the undefinable.

I want to be anonymous and unknown
to live like there is nothing and nobody
to be my anchor.
One who is on an island, untouchable and
unable to touch.
Within my solitude I am freed
from the burdens of unwarranted expectations
"I am who I am"
the simplest of phrases
misunderstood and unable to understand
More than the past, less than the future
just in the now I am
but a wish.

Into non-existence wander
pure solitude is not mine to own.
To reach out is to invite others in
and so I
have.
I don't know.
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TellMeAHappyStory's avatar
Great, absolutely great!
I can say I read this very intently and closely to the end and I have to say that is a beautiful read.