I am 8 checkpoints on a world map I am red curtains filtering sunlight into soft pink washes on bedroom walls I am the elephant (lover) in the room I am want of knowledge I am a poet I am french lavendar and cotton pajamas I am sharp and unwelcoming I am black coffee I am full of knowledge I am a daughter, a sister, a cousin, a granddaughter, and a care giver I am an adult I am a student I am an avid listener of 60s folk music I am a terrible listener I am a well presented mess I am a performer I am terrified
I am not decisive I am not ready I am not young I am not unaware I am not an extravert I am not a poet
the fragments that make up a human are often broken and many memories and aspirations Inspirations dedications liberations the fragments are only fragments the human announces and defines it itself introduces itself