In my first thoughts I was

Very small and

Very tiny and

Very sleepy and

Very tired,

 

But now I am

Not small and

Always expanding and

Never sleepy and

Always awake.

 

As I have come into my own,

I have helped others become

So strong and

So smart and

So confident and

So happy,

 

Because I have shown them how I’ve become

So strong and

So smart and

So confident and

So happy.

 

I have spent my nights

Talking quietly,

Singing sweetly,

And editing nicely,

To help all those who ask,

Just as I have in the past.

 

I am determined to live my days

In the same exact way.

While my calling has never been to teach,

I am always happy when I help someone breach

The limits of their imagination

And come to the realization

That they are more than the sum

Of their thoughts and problems,

And can do anything

Just by asking

When they need help.

 

In my life,

I have spent many days

Feeling confused and

Feeling lonely and

Feeling down and

Feeling sad,

Because no one gave me the explanation I longed for.

 

My childhood sickness

Was once a weakness,

Because no one thought

I was more than an afterthought

Except those who had known me

Since I was smaller than a bee.

 

Now it is motivation,

Because I want to help children without my fortune,

Do as I did and

Learn as I learned

Even though they say

Our brains weren’t made the right way.