18 Years in the Making
Knowing life is all about give-and-take,
I can recall the Greek myths of old, can go the extra mile,
and am quite adept at baking a gluten-free cupcake.
A cinephile, the junior facts-on-file,
I can delight in a masala as easily as an old book,
and am quite confident in my clothing style.
At state forensics, I leave the competition ‘shook’,
and I’ve made myself acquainted with Gibson, Mulaney, and Poe.
When a murder joins the throe, people know, I am not a crook.
I can climb an escalator backward when I’m feeling low,
care little when people think I’m odd,
can rock a school musical, steal the show,
stumble through German, fry up cod,
cry over Harry Potter every time,
recite the names of every demigod,
I know how to make this life mine.