I am Jackie Le

I live in a large household and

this house holds me; nurtures me.

It is where important events have taken place and

at this pace, with my family,

I find myself in this castle where they've

mistaken me for a prince who must

stay confined and present before this

line of safety.

I've had to confine myself to their promises and I'll be honest:

I can understand where they are coming from.

They had been victims and the war had picked them

to be a part of this strict rhythm, this sound of

shrapnel and cracked skulls; this mishap has

left a scar that has barred off my family from the freedom

they will allow themselves, and me.

And while they've been freed from this physical condition,

this mentality has affected my ambitions, and discretion

has been advised by my family, that their comprehension

that everyone and everywhere that they don't know is a war zone,

a "No Man's Land" and I've landed in my own "No Man's Land,"

where no hands have reached past these bars to free me

so I can impede the world's problems they see.

You see, it's my duty as a soldier to fight for this world and my family.

I'm not going to be curled up on my throne as I am not alone in this fight.

To them, I am a soldier and in the ways I seem unloyal to them,

I understand; I hope they understand that,

I can also fight and I can rise up against their fear

of my rights and duties as a human being and knight to do what's right.

I'm not a commander, I don't command an army

but, I command my own actions,

as hope and light refracts to show that

I have a duty.

I am here to walk my own path;

I am here to build my own road;

I choose to drive off

My own family has advised me and supplied me;

I need to make my own impact on this world