Poem: That is Not My Name
My name is too difficult
for them to say:
"I'll call you this instead."
Reduced to syllables
meant for a casual tongue.
That is not my name.
Nicknames said in jest
laughing in private humor.
I don't find it funny.
Adopting a new identity
to fit in with accepted rules.
This isn't me at all.
But I have to reinvent myself
have a new mindset
Erase the old one.
Until in the long run
I don't remember who I was.
I am forgotten.
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