You asked for one word

But I am more than that.

You asked for one definition

But I can defy that.

I can destroy the labels

society has put on us.

I can destroy the one words

the one ways

the one approach to living a happy life.

Yet here I stand.

I write in this one manner.

Because while I am composed of so many words

I am able to do what must be done.

I fake a conformance to society and its rules

but I still go home and be who I am.

I face the images of beauty

of wealth

of love

that someone has generated.

I face it everyday when it isn't even real

but I can still look in the mirror and love myself.

through the pain

and the bullying

the labels that stay with me forever

I have achieved much.

I will not stop.

I will continue on my road regardless of everything around me.

and yes

there will be days that these things push me down

that throw me

and bury me.

but I

I will get back up

I will spring back into shape

because I am

resilient.