I Am.... Poem by Kaila George2

I am.....
I am of Cook Island decent
I am a kiwi born in Aotearoa
I am a single mother
I am a sister, a cousin, an aunt
I am human
I am a poet
I am all of these things
And I am proud of
Who I am and who I have become
The Land of the White Cloud
Is the only home I have ever known
But I embrace my ancestors
I also embrace my home
Aotearoa I am proud
To be a Kiwi in all
Its ethne tic diversity
I am ME
People tell me....
You can only love others
If you love yourself
This is so true.....
I am a good person.....
Loving....
Caring....
Thoughtful....
Giving....
Thank you
For seeing in me
What I could not
As I was growing up
Those were words
I never used on myself
I now know who I am.... I am all of those
And more....finally I know who I am
I am ME