I Am the Earth
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I'm the earth.
I'm seated in my blanket of stars -
Where I should be, in my own place -
The sun shining on my face,
Walking my worn way like the rest are.
I'm each country.
I'm in every continent,
Fitting together like each piece of a jigsaw;
But a few big pieces are gone,
And I don't know where they went.
I am urban.
Also rural and uncharted ground,
Suffocating in my cluttered solitude.
I'm on islands, in deserts, rain forests too;
Walking wilderness where there's no turning around.
I'm a soccer star.
I regret every single missed goal,
Making excuses only I will know.
I'm an adrenaline junkie, skiing the slopes.
Simply trying to fill and seal a hole.
I'm a child.
I'm abandoned on the busy streets,
With the clothes on my back, a Bible, and a knife.
I'm a poor man whose one possession is life,
And I'm the working woman with tired feet.
I am human.
It's every bit of my being -
Lost and confused, but always hopeful.
I'm my head. I'm my heart. I am my soul.
I am part of this world. I am me.