Someone by Madisyn Hall
With the recent passing of Jesse Jackson, the students were reminded of his association with the poem, “I Am Somebody.” They were asked to consider this concept.
MADISYN…personifies a mirror to grapple with the reflection of one’s true self.
Someone
If I’m not somebody or someone, I can be anything. A mirror, perhaps, I could be a reflection of every person that walks by, but when one particular person does, I catch their eye. They stare for a bit because in the reflection is someone else, not them. All I did was reflect on who they were inside.
This mirror doesn’t reflect what you want to see, but it reflects who you are as a person. You should know that it doesn’t define you because it’s not all the aspects of you or me. As somebody myself, it’s hard to understand that one thing doesn’t define me, not even my reflection. So I would rather reflect others than myself. It’s easier that way.
Madisyn Hall
February 24, 2026