"Charlie"
The Indians said your real name is the one you choose
I chose mine
Charlie
I am not molded by my name
My name is molded by me
Like clay ready to be made into whatever the holder wishes it to be
Like a story where everything that happens is decided by the author
I have not grown to fit my name
Rather than falling into a group that
"Looks like their name"
My name suits me
A Charlie can be many things and look many ways
From skinny with dark hair and painfully shy
To a hulking and grouchy man who goes by Charles
He can be outgoing or timid
Smart or simple
Even rude or heart-meltingly kind
A Charlie can be many things
But the Charlie I am is me
I like when you said your name is molded by you
ReplyDeleteAmazing concept and great diction!
ReplyDeleteI like your word choice "Like a story where everything is decided by the author"
ReplyDeleteVery descriptive words, I like it
ReplyDeleteI liked your poem and when you said a Charlie is many things but the Charlie I am is me.
ReplyDeleteThe last two lines hit like a cinderblock (in a good way)
ReplyDeleteI like your description of the different personalities that can be associated with one name. Well done!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the poem is when you said a Charlie can be many things but the Charlie I am is me.
ReplyDeleteI like how you said your name is molded by you I think it shows character in who you really are
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part was when you said "A Charlie can be many things but the Charlie I am is me. " Pleasant surprise to see you used the name Charlie rather than Sydney.
ReplyDeleteI like the tone of you decide your name and your name can fit you even if others don't think it can. I like the line "like clay ready to be made into whatever the holder wishes it to be".
ReplyDeleteI like how you say you are what makes your name, not the other way around.
ReplyDeleteI like you incorporated your name to clay ready to be made into something
ReplyDeleteI liked how you said "I am not molded by my name my name is molded by me" it had a lot of meaning.
ReplyDeleteI like how you pretty much said that you make your name for who you are .
ReplyDeleteThat was beautiful. ;-;
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