I am not who I am

I am who I am not

When someone says

‘Sorry - I thought you

Were somebody else’

I can legitimately reply

‘I am’

Do you follow? On second thoughts

Don’t answer that - and if you do

Why are you following me?

Do you know who I am?

There’s a man in seat 13C

Who doesn’t know who he is

Can anyone help him?

Does anyone recognise him?

He has no distinguishing marks

He carries no ID

I took his identity

I wear it like an activist’s scarf

Like a mask in COVID times

I smile with my eyes

To put you at your ease

Because I am who I am

I’m not him, I’m just me

I’m not a doctor

I never said I was

I thought I knew who I was

It turns out I wasn’t who I said

I was

I am not who you think I am

I am not who I think I am

I am not who I am

I am not

I am

An impostor