Remembering Who I Am

by Mindie Kniss

by Peter Bergquist

I’m not the me
that I can see.
I am the I
behind my eye.

I’m not the me
that feels he’s free.
I am the I
who does not try.

I’m not the me
that seems to be.
I am the I
who does not die.

I am the one
in everyone.
I am the one
and only one.

Peter Bergquist earned a BA in English from Princeton University and an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from Antioch University Los Angeles. He is married with two daughters and is currently teaching English, Film and Academic Decathlon in the Los Angeles Unified School District. His poems have been published online, in journals and chapbooks.