I Am One

I Am One

Dajea Pitt, 10th Grader at BCECHS

Dreaming, listening to the sounds of the universe.

I Am One.

Picking up piece after piece,

Completing my puzzle.

I Am One.

On the path to success,

A long way to go

I Am One.

Do you doubt me?

I am aware,

But, my journey is just getting started. 

This is me.

I Am One.

 

The poet I was inspired by was Maya Angelo, she is one of my favorite poets. I love that her poems discuss love, pain, loss, femininity, struggle, and racial discrimination. I chose to use her poems as inspiration because I can relate to her the most. Maya Angelo chose to talk about controversial topics in her poems, my topic is an important topic but I wouldn’t say controversial. She is also direct and strong with her vocal presentation, she also used literary devices like similes and metaphors.

 

Other devices she used were repetition and symbolism. I chose to use repetition, metaphors, and symbolism in my poem to display the theme. The repetition used in my poems was “I Am One”, I used this statement to be strong and direct like Angelo is in her poems but to also get the theme across. The meaning of this is you have to be one with yourself before you can get on the road of being successful in anything. You cannot accomplish tasks easily if you have self-doubt and if you aren’t in tune with yourself. I also used metaphors like “picking up piece after piece, completing my puzzle” to symbolize self-healing and preparation before you start your journey.