I am fighting to be an individual.

I am a fighter.

I fight with all my might. 

Always have and always will.

Since day one I have had to fight.

Being a premie,

and the youngest daughter.

I've had to fight. 

Making good grades,

to being an athlete. 

I've had to fight.

Not for attention,

but to be seen as an individual.

I am not a number, 

a time,

a grade,

or my sister. 

I am an individual. 

I breathe oxygen,

have a beating heart,

and a functioning brain. 

I have an opinion,

feelings,

and ideas of my own. 

I fight to be an individual. 

I am smart. 

I am loud. 

I am goofy.

I am kind.

I am strong-willed.

I am stubborn. 

I am opinionated. 

I am a fighter.