A String of Words (Book 1)

Short #1

I had always shouldered a lot of
responsibility, but it suddenly
seemed that everyone wanted a piece of
me. There wasn't that much to go around,
and I needed to be responsible to myself.
I had to take stock of my life and figure
out what people wanted from me and to
whom I was going to give wholly. It was
a hard thing for me to do, but I had to
learn to be wary of some of the people
around me.

...

But those were slim shoulders
on which to place such
burdens.

—from Moonwalk by Michael Jackson