I am who I am
I AM WHO I AM
I am who I am because of what I missed.
I am who I am because I exist.
I am who I am; of many things I consist.
I am who I am, perhaps a misfit.
— Afia Razi
Poem & photograph by Afia Razi © Oct 2026
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