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My sociology teacher once told me,
"You won the lottery the day you were born".
And although he was using it in reference to the statistic
That as a white female I have a much less chance of going to prison,
I believe there's a lot to be said for that opinion.
A facebook status on New Year's Eve once told me,
"I am going to change myself this year!"
And although that's great that someone out there wants to become
A new person or something cliche like that,
I believe you can't just change yourself entirely.
I once realized, not long after putting the two together,
That I won the lottery the day I was born,
And I can't change who I am.
But I won a life, that allows me to continually upgrade myself
Into the very best version of me.
So I'll take the next year to learn about and find myself
Just as I have been the past 6,332 days
So I can figure out how to fix all my bugs and glitches
And become the best version of me
That I can possibly be.