I am...

I am not my parents dreams that they force onto me

I do not have to live up or down to my parents legacy

I do not and will not give dreams for yours

I will not let you drag me down so you look like a good father

I will be there for my brothers the way I wished you where there for me

I will not let myself wither away because you have withered away 

I will not let myself become someone my kids will look down upon me and feel bad because I messed up not only my life but theres

I will not run and hide even though my anxiety tells me to

I will confront the demons I dread head on and tell the truth

I will go and protest for what I believe in even though it is confrontation

I will go and show the world who I can be

I will develop and grow as a person

I am Zoe, I am a child, I am a naive young women, I am a feminist, I am a dreamer, I am a hypocrite, I am moody, I am an forever learning student and explorer of the world. 

I am a student of life for now this is what I am and what I will do.

 

 

This poem is about: 
Me
My family
Our world

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