I Am Who I Am Poem by Gugu BlaqRoze Thokoza

I’m ruled by a power,
That even I don’t know,
I’m controlled by a vital,
Animating essence,
Within myself,
Which you see as a,
Rational or intelligent being,
Without a material body,
Which in turn I call,
My supernatural being,
I sadly am,
The chosen one,
I am,
The link between,
The existing,
And those that,
Reached their final cessation,
And their vital functions,
Physically but not spiritually terminated…
I’m not who I am,
Coz I like who I am,
By some humanly,
Or spiritually divine intervention,
Of some kind,
I am now a person,
With a double life,
Even though I’m meant to provide answers,
I too have questions,
That I too need answered,
Just want to know,
Why am I the one they chose,
Coz what they don’t realize,
Is I’m at a loss,
I just find it intolerable,
That I’m not able,
To live like those my age,
Instead, I live,
A life with split personalities,
Those who compare themselves with me,
Never realize,
Id rather be anyone,
Just not me…

BY: GUGU NDLOVU