Penelope James photography

that is me

I am angles

and corners

and razor sharp edges that

I have tried to round over for years

to be happy I must

fan the flame within

I am fire

and heat

and mean

​

that is me

I am soft

ovals and circles

and puffs of wispy clouds that

I have tried to sharpen for years

to be happy I must

billow sweetness to others

I am gentle

and soothing 

and kind

​

that is me

I am bland

flat lines and beige

and dissipating into the nothingness that

I have tried to keep together for years

to be happy I must

shrink away from all who I know

I am boring

and lifeless 

and dull

​

this is me

a wonderfully terrible

terribly wonderful 

mixture of opposing selves

triangular clouds

and

fluffy steel walls

and

exuberant flat lines

but

sometimes

it does

all

come 

together

.

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