I Am
"I want to be a superhero"
My mom smiled and nodded her head
She made me a cape
I would jump off my bed and fly
I was four years old
"I want to be an artist"
My mom smiled and nodded her head
She gave me a paint set
I painted almost all day
I was ten years old
"I want to be a writer"
My mom smiled and nodded her head
She gave me a notebook
I would write and write and write
I was eighteen years old
"I am a writer"
My mom smiles and nods her head
She tells me she knows
I will never stop writing
I am happy