Sophs Journal #3 Song of Myself
Write a "Song of Myself" in the style of Walt Whitman.Write in first person.
Write in free verse.
Use eclectic (choosing the best from a variety of sources) words and phrases (slang, common language, foreign expressions if you dare)
Repeat key phrases for emphasis. Repeat key phrases for emphasis.
Write in parallel structure.
These are all distinctive elements of a Whitman poem.
MINIMUM OF 200 words. Why limit yourself? I could go on forever about myself!
Check the first four comments to see some good examples from past years.
posted by JTF @ 11:01 AM
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7 Comments:
Example #1
I am a warrior.
I never give up without a fight.
I never die trying.
My heart explodes with the passion for success.
My ridiculous roar rolls the halls.
My intimidating flair shows my sense of personal awareness.
My world is spinning is a peticular fashion
It goes round and round but never stops
I spin left right and diagnal, yet I always know where I stop
I have control of my direction
but sometimes I drop the raines
I love my life of oblivion
I am sensitive yet strong
I can love but I have the passion of dislike
I let myself in, but sometimes stand out in the rain
I need to defend my people but sometimes let down my guard
Hate is a strong word, I never let it touch my lips.
I leap from ocean to ocean freely without a care
I walk through traffic and come out with out a scare
I could drop my clothes and not be disappointed
although they would quickly be up to person again
My overconfidence in myself is the best I’ve seen
I do what I want and I say what I please
This doesn’t mean I have to break the rules
I have a good time and have the best friends
They are an every-fruit tree growing in my yard
I can choose a different apple every week
but I still see the same kids every weekend
My sense of self is amazing
The door of my life is never left open
and only a few people get to see me being me
I am not an act if that's what you think
I am simple a closed man whose actions reflect my words and words reflect my acitons
My sense of humor is astounding
I can tell the same joke ten times and make it funny everytime
I can easily spit out something humourous about many situations
All my friends laugh and so do I
Don’t worry I’m not laughing at you, just near you
Example #2
I am the greatest of the greatest
Anything you can do I can do better
You can’t bring me down no matter how hard you try
I am the king of all kings
The best of the best
Take me on in any sport and you shall go down
I am the athlete
Lacrosse is my sport
My shots are like arrows whizzing through the air
My hits are life trains ramming into cars
I am resilient
I shall never be put down
I am the genius
Any question that comes my way
You will receive an answer
I am witty
Tough circumstances are easy for me
I am the sun
I brighten everyone’s day
Through the good and the bad
I am the motivator
I encourage all to be their best
I am the worker
My work ethic is perfection
I never give up, even if the going gets tough
I am the wind on a scorching hot day
I am the light when it is dark
I am the heat when it is frigid
I am the optimist
Everything is for a reason
I am the greatest
Example #3
This is my song
And I shall sing it strong
I am me
I am free
There is more to me then meets the eye
I let my mind fly to the past the sky
My heart reaches worldwide
I’m always filled with pride
I hold the world in my hand
And though I might be hard to understand
I will stay the same way
Until my dieing day
Arms like wrecking balls
Strong enough to crumble walls
Legs like think trees
With metal knees
My will has risen about all
No mere human can make me fall
Creativity of a god
Able to withstand a firing squad
I am an artist
Also considered smartest
I write poems, stories, and tales
My mind constantly sails
I am athletic
I am poetic
I am strong
I rise out amongst the throng
I have strength and pride
I have both a dark and light side
Don’t mess with me
Or I’ll let you see
This is my song
I’ll keep singing it strong
I am me
And I’ll always be free
Example #4
I am me
I am unique
I am cannot be understood
I am unstoppable
I am the goddess of words
They are morphed by my hands
Fingers quick over keys
To be perfectly placed
I am the siren of song
All shed tears when I sing
Though I may not be famous
Not one is left unmoved
I am the queen of the court
The ball flies at my whim
The net is only a boundary for my might
As I lead the way to victory
I am the princess of the pencil
Dragons and dreams lay tame on my paper
When an image comes to mind
It is quickly frozen in time
I am the countess of the camera
Sunsets become mine when the button is pressed
Castles and caves are mine to be taken
The creatures of the world stay still for my shot
I am the empress of happiness
I am the beacon in the fog of life
When someone is down I lift them up
When their day is dark I help them see the light
I am me
I am unchangable
Should you dare to try
You would lose something special
I am the best there ever was
No one can stop me.
I never faulter, I always preform.
I yearn for victory.
My perfection is nothing but a norm.
I am the best there ever was
My presence is always felt.
It fills up the room, and continues to overflow.
I can't stop going, I can't stop moving.
Its just my nature I swear,
I love the life of free spirit.
I am the best there ever was
I am sometimes quiet, yet the fiercests of them all
I always preveil but not always pretty.
I keep myself contained then just let go.
I need to keep going but sometimes tier.
I am the best there ever was
I move from place to place at my will.
I strut through life without care.
I am fearless, I kid you not.
I run with the bulls,
I dodge speeding bullets.
I am the best there ever was
I do what I want and I say what I please.
I run this town, so it isn't big enough for the both of us.
I have a good time runnin' n' gunnin'.
Sometimes I just take the spotlight,
So when I'm on a roll nothing can stop me
I am the best there ever was
My humor, side splitting.
I can slam a reolving door,
I have counted to infinity, twice.
Funny and true,
Quiet yet fierce,
Unstoppable and fearless,
Because I am the best there ever was
I am the best.
I am what you wish you could be.
All the things you wish you could be.
I am what you dream of being at night.
I am the superhero you put your trust in.
I am the best.
I've done things you dream of doing.
I've done it all.
From scuba-diving to hang gliding.
I've been in the lowest of places all the way to the high sky.
I could write a biography on all the things I've done.
That would just take to long.
You couldn't believe the things I've done.
You wouldn't believe the things I've done.
I am the best.
I've been places you dream of going.
I've seen as much as the eye can see.
The most extravagant places have been before my eyes.
You couldn't believe the places I've seen.
You wouldn't believe the places I've seen.
I am the best.
I've seen people you dream of seeing.
They may have easily came just to see me.
You couldn't believe who I've met.
You wouldn't believe who I've met.
I am the best.
I know where I have been and I know where I'm going.
I'll travel this world enjoying every minute of it.
I'll learn the many cultures.
I'll endure the many challenges.
I am the best.
I'm loud and outgoing.
I'm the excitement wherever I go.
I'm the carrier of good news.
I am the best.
I am me.
There is more to me than meets the eye
I am quiet and I am shy
I can be loud and proud
No one ever truly sees the real me until you get to know me.
There is more to me than meets the eye
Ask all my friends
They know the real me
The girl who can explode off a page
The girl who could just be a face in a crowd
The girl you can trust
The girl who is hard to understand
There is more to me than meets the eye
I am smart
I am athletic
I am a mixture of different qualities my family possess
I am unique
There is more to me than meets the eye
I am a cheerleader and a softball player
I am sensitive and strong
I am happy and I have a temper
There is more to me than meets the eye
I am a listener
I am a fighter
I am true to myself
I love the real me
I am me.
I will not be who you want me to be.
I am strong on the outside,
Fire burning, burning in my eyes.
I am me.
I will not conform to you.
I will not do what you want me to do.
I do me, not you.
I am me.
You can not make me, mold me, change me.
Someone higher formed me.
They imagined me, created me, breathed into me.
You do not know me.
I am me.
I am weak on the inside,
but never let you see.
Yearning on the inside,
for someone to love me.
You are who you are.
I don't jump when you ask.
I do not follow you like a star.
I don't do your crazy acts.
You are who you are.
Don't judge me.
You don't even know me.
Dont try and come into my mind and find out how I work.
You won't find out all my quirks.
Because -
I am me.
I know me.
I build up walls that no one can tear down.
I don't let the world see a frown.
I am me.
I am breaking down my walls, my barriers.
I am starting a new, starting fresh.
I am showing the real me.
I am me.
I am free.
Tis' life to come full circle!
Tis' life!
Tis' life!
Tis' life!
When it rains, it rains, it rains
When it snows, it snows, it snows
But when I cry, I stop and think
It is not I that am sad
It is nature
It is love.
Tis' life!
Tis' life!
Tis' life!
Tis' life to be sad!
Tis' life to be happy!
It is not I!
But they!
Them!
When others drown I surface.
When others forget I remember.
If you remember the Alamo
I remember the Hallowed lands.
I remember the sailors, the soldiers, the children who gave their lives.
When once I forget
You stepped up.
When once I got lost
You steped up.
When once there was not I
You were there.
Tis' life to need a friend!
Tis' life to remember thoughs who don't have!
Tis' life to forget.
Tis' life to lose,
To wallow,
To want,
To need,
BUT,
Tis' life!
Tis' life to go full circle!
My life
My love
My fair and glorious days!
Sometimes yes and
sometimes no.
But alas!
Tis' life!
Tis' life!
Tis' life!
Tis' life to come full circle.
My life,
My love,
My Passion,
My Grief.
One circle
Never bad,
Always good,
Because,
Tis' life to come full circle.
To come full circle.
Full Circle.
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