we are defined by the things we own
by our actions
by our words
by the way we look
we are everything we are - both active, passive, and inherent
What am I? What defines me?
I have no prowess, no great pursuit
There are small moments of kindess, cruelty, epiphany, and stupidity
moments of strength and weakness
do these things define me?
I consume voraciously - ideas, images, music, food - and I do not produce enough
I am anxious and wanting
is this what defines me?
I love greatly and try to never hate,
I have bouts of prejudice but always alongside by compassion
Is this what defines me?
I fear being generic but express my individuality generically
these things cannot define me
yet they must