I am...
I am an immigrant in my own city
I am a woman with brown skin, no one has seen before
I am becoming a commodity to those around me who look different
I am a first time college student, looked at as stuck up for valuing my education
I am an employee, who scrubs floors for minimum wage in fear of not paying tuition
I am a victim, at the hands of a man, an institution, and a country
I am a fighter against the man who used violence against me
I am a fighter against the institution who told me I can’t succeed
I am a fighter against a country who values me less than others
I am Natalie, a war hero without the combat boots