I am... Confused about the future, where will I be? Where will I go? What will I Become?

I am... The future of my family, the next generation, and the one my mom tried for.

I am... The person my sisters look up to. A role model and caretaker of little ones.

I am... Doubtful of my promise as a writer, scared to disappoint my mother, scared to be a waste of an education.

I am... A college student struggling to be noticed, struggling to breath, struggling always struggling.

I am... A poet, an in my mind a lousy one at that.

I am... A dreamer, a hoper, a wisher, a thinker, I am someone who needs to help others to have their dreams realized. A person who hopes for the best when all seems to be doom and gloom. A girl who wishes on the first star that everything will turn out alright. A person who thinks she could do better if she tried.

I am... A human who deserves the same rights and respects as others. You get what you give.

I am... Needy, I need love, I need hope, I need affection, and I need encouragement.

I am... Truthful, fibs may slip by but I try to live by a moral code I set for myself.

I am... Still hurting from a long since departed love and aching for him to return.

I am... A woman, who like her male counter parts wishes to be looked upon with favor and not scorn. Not to be treated like a child and to be handled with kid gloves.

I am Blessed with the soul of a fighter, a survivor, someone who wont give up.

I am No longer a victim, I have triumphed over abuse and have grown to know right from wrong. I no longer shall allow the sadness to control me.

I am Not a mistake, I was put here for a reason, and Im not getting off this rock until its known.

I am Not afraid to be wrong or too lose. If I am wrong I will learn from it, if I do lose I will take from it an experience and a lesson I must learn to succeed later on.

I am Myself, I am who I want to be. Slowly as I get older, I will learn once again to Love me for me. I am no fool I know times are hard and it will take a lot of strength to succeed. I am willing to take my turn and lead.

I am A leader. I refuse to follow some outlandish standard set by the media that only plastic figurines could achieve. I refuse to believe women are objects, I refuse to take it all in stride. If I want it, I will fight for it.

I am An American and I am damn proud of it. No one will make me say otherwise I love my country, even if I dont always agree with the president or the decisions he made I will stand behind my home land. I love my house I love my family, we live here and we arent going anywhere.