I Am Not My Past

[Mark A Becker]

I... Research my experiences,
Only to find outdated definitions.

The dictionary lies on my shelf,
Although I handle it carefully.
The binding is worn,
And the pages are fraying.

A book with every meaning
Even defines itself.
Still, I lack the words
to define my own being.

This version, while better, is still way too long: less can be more. The section above is all that really spoke to me.

The extensive repetition of 01010 is particularly annoying to me. Maybe others can extract more from it than I could, even with the translation. Perhaps try ASCII, but even that produces 65 32 73 77 for the simple sentence I AM.

Review the critiques given by aac & Notch, closely. They made many valuable points.