The Sum of My Parts, Poem Yahdani Mejia

The Sum of My Parts

I am I am loved I am created I am decorated, colorful, eye catching, sophisticated But I am also severely underestimated, unappreciated The prying eyes and puzzled faces stare back at me

Do they know my story? Are they even interested?

Would they even care to know what it is like to be-

Before they even read my description a classification has been designated to me

They underestimate me, Assuming that I lack complexity

But they don’t know the history behind each aspect of this finished piece They don’t know the meaning behind each magazine and newspaper cutout

The determination behind each stroke of paint The past and future that make up what I am and what I will be

Because I am

I am from everywhere and nowhere I am a coincidence I am greater than the sum of my parts I started as a blank canvas Now I am a work of art And I will continue to be and become.

Yahdani Mejia