This is me. I’m going to stay me. You can talk behind my back and criticize me. You can laugh at me if you want to. You can do anything. I won’t change.
When I go to school, I’m a different person. I take things way too seriously. I pay attention in class and do all my work. I’m there to get straight A’s. That’s it. I don’t care about being funny or fun to be around. I don’t care about being popular. I don’t care about you think of that.
GOALS: Get in. Get straight A’s. Get out.
That’s all…
When I’m with my friends, I’m a different person. There’s no fake laugh because I actually care enough about what they’re saying to try to understand it. I’m comfortable around them. I can let myself be me; crazy, sarcastic, ironic, and slow. And they accept that. That’s why we’re friends.
GOALS: Have fun. Laugh.
That’s all…
When I’m at home, I’m a different person. I hide it all. The tears. The fears. The joy. I just show apathy. Because everyone shows apathy to me.
GOALS: Get in. Shower. Eat. Sleep. Get out.
That’s all…
But when I’m alone, I’m just me. I’m not a different person because no one can see me. I cry when something’s wrong. I dance when everything’s right. I think about school. I laugh at something that happened with my friends. I sit and worry about what going to happen with me and my home. When I’m alone is when I take time to grow… into me… as person. I think about me. My Dreams. My Goals. My Character... My Life.
GOALS: Think. Grow
That’s all…
My life has just begun. Every May 26 I get older. I don’t want to. I don’t want my opportunities to run out. I want to have an eternity at my hands. But I can’t. There’s only one way to do this.
GOALS: Get in. Get straight A’s. Have fun. Sleep. Grow. Get out.
That’s all…
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