Am I a writer?
Am I an artist?
Am I a good person?
Am I a bad person?
Am I just a fake?
Yes, I write.
Yes, I paint.
Yes, I do good.
Yes, I do bad.
But am I really those things?
Does that truly make me something?
Is it all a front?
Am I wearing a mask?
Am I only those things if I’m talented?
Am I good at writing? No.
Am I good at painting? No.
Am I good at being good? No.
Am I good at being bad? No.
Then what am I?
I write so I’m a writer.
I paint so I’m an artist.
I do good so I’m a good person.
I do bad so I’m a bad person.
But who am I?
What am I?
Am I anything more than these things? I don’t know.
Published by Britt Cole