More

I'm more.

More than my smile, my eyes
More than my body: my front and my back
More than my sweat or my perfume

I'm more, much more than my tired breath
I'm more than my success,
Certainly far more than my failures.
I'm more than my moods, my tears
More than my clothes
More than my shoes

I'm more.

I'm more than my weight
More than the gradesheet and the resumé
More than the words I write
More than the acts I don't
More than the promises I won't

I'm more than the lines on my palm
More than what the stars align for me
More than what the crystal ball says

Yes, I'm more.
I'm more than my internet page
More than my status updates
More than the gifts I get
More than the friends I beget
More than the men I date

I'm more than what you know.
I'm more than what you think of me.
I'm more a person than you deem me to be

I'm more than the shackles that hold me back
Or the trail that I leave behind
More than the charity I give
More than the love you seek
More than my acts prove me to be

I'm more. Much more.
And no one can take it away from me.