Poetry
Identity and Belonging
Emily Dickinson: American Poet 1830-1886
Poem by Emily Dickinson 1807
I am the only me! - I’m different from you!I am somebody !
I am the only me! - I’m different from you!I am somebody !
I’m always the best me!
I’m always the best me!
There’s not another just like me!
There’s not another just like me!
I’m proud to be who I am
I’m proud to be who I am
I want the world to see - just how special I can be
I want the world to see - just how special I can be
-Oscar
-Oscar
I think I might be a nobody too?
I think I might be a nobody too?
Maybe we could start a nobody zoo!
Maybe we could start a nobody zoo!
Perhaps we could become sobodies soon?
Perhaps we could become sobodies soon?
Late it does grow - here comes the moon!
Late it does grow - here comes the moon!
I’m tired now - may we rest?
I’m tired now - may we rest?
Tomorrow I promise to try my best!
Tomorrow I promise to try my best!
One day I’ll be somebody like the rest -
One day I’ll be somebody like the rest -
But for now I retire into my nest!
But for now I retire into my nest!
-Toby
-Toby
I’m somebody who’s loved
I’m somebody who’s loved
One who has support
One who has support
I have a name. Do you?
I have a name. Do you?
I haven’t got a clue as to why you don’t want to be a who
I haven’t got a clue as to why you don’t want to be a who
Why be something that only judges?
Why be something that only judges?
Is it funny to be something that hopes, feels and dreams?
Is it funny to be something that hopes, feels and dreams?
Don’t think of me as you
Don’t think of me as you
Think of who you ought to be
Think of who you ought to be
-Gisele
-Gisele
Sometimes I feel like nobody…
Sometimes I feel like nobody…
Who are you? Who am I?
Who are you? Who am I?
I am me, I am strong
I am me, I am strong
I am confident
I am confident
So don’t tell me who I am!
So don’t tell me who I am!
I am ME and always will BE!
I am ME and always will BE!
-Daniel
-Daniel
I’m lonely. What are you?
I’m lonely. What are you?
Do you feel lonely too?
Do you feel lonely too?
Then we feel the same!
Then we feel the same!
Don’t show! They’d ask, you know?
Don’t show! They’d ask, you know?
How painful it is to be lonely!
How painful it is to be lonely!
How sore -- like a punch in the face-
How sore -- like a punch in the face-
To feel one's loneliness
To feel one's loneliness
To a dark room
To a dark room
-Jamie
-Jamie
I’m Somebody! Alexis Vasquez!
I’m Somebody! Alexis Vasquez!
Are you-somebody-too!
Are you-somebody-too!
Then there’s a pair of us!
Then there’s a pair of us!
Do tell! They’d advertise!
Do tell! They’d advertise!
How deary it would be to be nobody!
How deary it would be to be nobody!
How lonely-like a turtle-
How lonely-like a turtle-
To tell one’s name and have no one know it
To tell one’s name and have no one know it
How lonely!
How lonely!
-Alexis
-Alexis
Being somebody is nothing
Being somebody is nothing
Then again somebody is something
Then again somebody is something
If you’re something then you’re known
If you’re something then you’re known
And being known is dreary
And being known is dreary
Because being known isn’t all it seems to be.
Because being known isn’t all it seems to be.
-Jacob
-Jacob
I think I might be a nobody too?
I think I might be a nobody too?
Maybe we could start a nobody zoo!
Maybe we could start a nobody zoo!
Perhaps we could become sobodies soon?
Perhaps we could become sobodies soon?
Late it does grow - here comes the moon!
Late it does grow - here comes the moon!
I’m tired now - may we rest?
I’m tired now - may we rest?
Tomorrow I promise to try my best!
Tomorrow I promise to try my best!
One day I’ll be somebody like the rest -
One day I’ll be somebody like the rest -
But for now I retire into my nest
But for now I retire into my nest
-Toby
-Toby
I’m Grace Wright, and I’m somebody!
I’m Grace Wright, and I’m somebody!
Known and not known
Known and not known
Someone who’s not a clone.
Someone who’s not a clone.
Seen by others
Seen by others
But not to the extent of being bothered.
But not to the extent of being bothered.
I hope you can enjoy the company of others
I hope you can enjoy the company of others
Not alone lonesomely undercover.
Not alone lonesomely undercover.
-Grace
-Grace
If I’m nobody & your nobody
Then who is somebody?
Somebody - knows!
dreary is somebody I impose!
Public like a frog -
Admiring as a bog!
As true as a fact can come by -
This one - is no lie!
-Lucy
I’m somebody! Who are you?
I’m somebody! Who are you?
Are you somebody too?
Are you somebody too?
If so, then there's a lot of us.
If so, then there's a lot of us.
How odd to be nobody!
How odd to be nobody!
-Jordan
-Jordan
I’m somebody who’s loved
I’m somebody who’s loved
One who has support
One who has support
I have a name. Do you?
I have a name. Do you?
I haven’t got a clue as to why you don’t want to be a who
I haven’t got a clue as to why you don’t want to be a who
Why be something that only judges?
Why be something that only judges?
Is it funny to be something that hopes, feels and dreams?
Is it funny to be something that hopes, feels and dreams?
Don’t think of me as you
Don’t think of me as you
Think of who you ought to be
Think of who you ought to be
-Gisele
-Gisele
That is something I cannot say
That is something I cannot say
Not even to this day
Not even to this day
What makes me, Me?
What makes me, Me?
To you am I somebody?
To you am I somebody?
I am someone different to everybody, so then
I am someone different to everybody, so then
what makes me, Me?
what makes me, Me?
Is it what she sees of me? Is it what he sees of me?
Is it what she sees of me? Is it what he sees of me?
Or is it what I see of me?
Or is it what I see of me?
Maybe even perhaps what the important souls see of me.
Maybe even perhaps what the important souls see of me.
Or just from the subconscious
Or just from the subconscious
It’s something I do not know, something I can’t even tell you
It’s something I do not know, something I can’t even tell you
myself
myself
-Isa
-Isa
I guess I’m Nobody. I’d say that’s true.
I guess I’m Nobody. I’d say that’s true.
For most of the time at least.
For most of the time at least.
Sometimes I’ll croak like the froggy beast.
Sometimes I’ll croak like the froggy beast.
But the bog just let’s me sink.
But the bog just let’s me sink.
Which it has yet to not do.
Which it has yet to not do.
So I’m a Nobody I think.
So I’m a Nobody I think.
It’s quiet when you're not Someone.
It’s quiet when you're not Someone.
And for that I’ll jump the brink
And for that I’ll jump the brink
-Indy
-Indy
I'm somebody, who are you?
I'm somebody, who are you?
Are you – somebody – too?
Are you – somebody – too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell! they'd advertise – you know!
Don't tell! they'd advertise – you know!
How nice – to be – Somebody!
How nice – to be – Somebody!
Do tell! they'd advertise –
Do tell! they'd advertise –
How nice to be somebody!
How nice to be somebody!
- Miranda