i am, become... <br />i am the misconception, <br />and the fatal blow. <br />the angered action gone astray, <br />by the passionate soul. <br />i am the mortal in immortal, <br />and the man in human... <br /> <br />i am the patriot who rebels, <br />the soldier who puts down his gun. <br />the man who burns down the house <br />the day before the bank forecloses. <br />the worker whose pay they cut, <br />the citizen whose rights they took, <br />the husband and father, family gone! <br /> <br />i am the prisoner who's done his time, <br />the sinner baptized again and again. <br />the friend who takes the fall, <br />and gets back up to lend a hand. <br />i am the echo of a time passed by, <br />both right and wrong, good and bad... <br /> <br />i am the color of the human heart, <br />blood red, and beating strong! <br />i am the one who never quits, <br />who stands naked on hallowed ground. <br />my father's son, my mother's hope, <br />i am the same as you. <br /> <br />i am! i am! <br />i shout and proclaim! <br />i am America's identity, <br />i am, become...<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-identity/
