what I'm made of

some people say 
that what I'm made of 
is bones, skin, and teeth 

but I say I'm made of other things 
like wishes, hopes, and dreams

I am made of golden droplets,
tears cried for what was lost 

I am made of broken piano keys
playing an out of tune song

I am made from pieces of this shattered world
glued together with fate, and painted with joyful stokes


I am made of sorrow
sweat and grime 

i am made of lost things
a broken trinket, a promise now forgotten in time 

I am made of everyone 
who looks me in the eyes

I am made of half truths
and little white lies 

I am made of quiet questions 
and loud laughter 

I am made of bare feet 
running ever faster 

I am made of stardust
and the moons soft silver glow

I am made of things 
which I will never know

but I am also made of things
like flesh and skin and bone 

because without it
I would be a bodiless soul

floating around with no point to be found 
just trying to get by 

but I'm not 
I'm here
and I'm very much alive

so I am made of
dreams
woven into my clothes

I am made of 
hopes 
sewn into my heart

I am made of wishes 
held inside my mind

and I am made of whisperers 
sprinkled across time.