"Poetry by Keith Martin"

Who Am I

Birth Certificate,
Passport I have not,
on a blank sheet of paper I am a lonely spot!
no bank details, building society alike -
Can I be aloof? Cos' when it comes to being me -
I have no proof.

No identity - a non-entity!
This must be an oversight,
This must be an error
To make sure I'm still I have to check the mirror!

If I can't prove who I am - I have no history!
A nobody, a man of mystery
No credit cards or rent book
Rush back to the mirror and take another look!-
It must be an oversight, it must me an error!
If officials ask me for ID,
I just show them a mirror!
How can I be in the middle of an identity crisis?
If I don't have one!

I can tell you it's no celebration
Having no documentation.
'You can't go there, you can't do that'
If I don't have one!

I can tell you it's no celebration
Having no documentation.
'You can't go there, you can't do that'
who told me that?
"some pompous bureaucrat"

Keith Martin