Not My Own
I am not my own.
I am my family,
I grow and change as they do.
They have taught me to be everything they are and everything I could ever be.
I am Alice,
Standing tall while only 5'1"
yelling louder so my voice is heard,
standing my ground against everything in my way.
I can get through all that you can throw at me.
I am Tammy.
Thinking things through,
Waiting and teaching,
Watching the world grow around me.
I can solve any problem you can give me.
I am Ron.
Strength and honor,
Cunning with a bit of humor,
Fatherly and Protective as a lion.
I am stronger than anything you can do to me.
I am Mike.
Holding on tight,
Living through painful things,
Never wavering.
I can stand up against anything you do to stop me.
I am Izabella.
Young and unsure,
Still free of the stresses of adulthood,
Joy everlasting.
I will smile no matter what you do.