I am me🌸

 I am me. I evolve, I change. I smile, I laugh, I amsad, and sometimes I cry myself to sleep. Itouch lives, I have friends, I might not always be the best person, but I know I always have good intentions.

 I write, I sing, I dance, and I read. I love to talk, meet new people, and explore different worlds. I travel, I get lost, and I find myself in the process. I make mistakes, I fuck up, and at times the regret makes it hard to breathe. The ‘what-ifs’ impair my thinking, but mostly I am hopeful that everything will turn out okay in the end. 

I believe in the universe, in miracles and in love. Life does not come with a guidebook, but I smile through the triumphs and the troughs. I try to journal, to work out and to be honest with myself about my emotions. I sometimes let the judgement of others cloud my self-identity, but I am learning to let it go. I dress up and I dress down and refresh my mind with the start of every new day. 

I am young and I am old, and it is not always easy to balance the expectations of myself and the expectations of society, but I try. Sometimes, I am limited by my own insecurities, but most times I aminspired by my own strength. I work hard and Iam persistent, even though it gets difficult on some days. I am passionate about the things and people closest to my heart, and I fight like a soldier to protect them.

 I am a culmination of things that I have done, and the things that have happened to me. I am a storybook with chapters ranging from bullying, heartbreak, defeats, to love, growth and contentment. Life is long and there are more chapters ahead than any I leave behind. And that makes me smile. 

I am a lot of things; I will be a lot of things. But this is my journey, and only I have lived it. I will define me, not those who have walked in for a chapter or two. I am optimistic, and I am crazy, and I amwired differently. I will choose me every day, even the days when self-love becomes a stretch. I am me, and I will always be.