I Can Now Be Me Poem by María Cortez

Last year i was alone.
Last year I didn't know.
Last year everything was new.
Last year I was a ghost.

But now I decided to change.
I decided to open myself.
I decided to break free,
From what kept me.

Because I'm not alone.
Because I know.
Because nothing is new.
Because I'm not a ghost.

And everything can change,
but I'll never stop being myself.
Because in this community we are all free,
And I can be me.