Fletcher
I am Fletcher
Pronounced, FL-ETCH-UR, rhymes with stretcher, something I chose for myself
I am a Boy
Despite what my parents or my body might say
I am a Survivor
Of my mothers open hand, of my own mind, of societies disapproval
I am a Student
Taking advanced classes, placing my future in my grades, having a breakdown after breakdown
I am a Person
Making mistake after mistake, hoping to find my meaning somewhere in the haze
I am a Mistake
The result of a single decisive action, a 9 month then 18 year burden, a detour or road bump
I am an Author
Of short stories, essays, this poem, and my life.
I am Me
Fletcher, a Boy, a Survivor, a Student, a Person, a Mistake, an Author