I am the dog that sleeps in the rain.
I am the burden of a brand new day.
I am the wind that you curse on a chilly afternoon,
but could only dream of when summer came.
I am the poster child of May -
The pain on your face as you face plant the earth
and it's only natural that it's blood you taste.
I'm not to be exalted,
most important, first, second or third place,
but I am the one who remained.
I am the friend you made in first grade that you wish didn't move far away.
I am the bones you crushed to make way
for a life that you perceived as
something you had to cling to before it left your grasp.
I am the tears of your mother,
a woman's pain.
I am unconditionally me.
I have expectations, values, goals, a heart that can't be controlled,
a mind that cannot be tamed.
I am a girl who feels all types of emotions and appreciates them all,
see the only thing I refuse to feel is caged.
I am a girl that never settled.
I am not ashamed.
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